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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the man holding Taraek hostage have scars?

2. In Chapter 18, when Sami lays on his bed and counts cracks and marks on the ceiling, how many does he count?

3. In Chapter 24, what time is Tarek to meet with Muhammad's friend, Siddique, in the morning?

4. Where did Hassan go to school before he transferred in year eight?

5. What does Iman give Sara in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the mosque like where Uncle Muhammad takes Sami and his family in Chapter 24?

2. How does Sami feel after the attack by the man wearing the Air Jordans, and how does he work through his feelings?

3. When will Sami start at Hassan's school, and how does he get a uniform?

4. How do Tarek and Zeina fill their suitcase to make it look like they are going home to England?

5. What does Iman give Saraa when they arrive in Chapter 23?

6. What does Tarek learn about how Zeina and Sara are doing in Chapter 18?

7. How does Sami decide he might be able to get back home?

8. In Chapter 25, what does Hassan say when he comes to get clothes to wear?

9. In Chapter 27, why does Sami find his mother crying?

10. Why do kids make fun of the school blazer Sami wears in Chapter 30?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The al-Hafez family has to make sacrifices when they leave Syria. What sacrifices do they have to make? Why are they willing to make those sacrifices?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Boy, Everywhere? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and character? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Sami?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place where a story happens. Where does Boy, Everywhere take place? How does Sami feel about the different places he goes and why?

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