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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how long after Saeed first asks Nadia to coffee, do they have coffee in the cafeteria?
(a) Following week.
(b) Next day.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 4 days.

2. When does Nadia move to Saeed's place?
(a) Day of his mother's funeral.
(b) 2 days after his mother's funeral.
(c) 2 weeks after his mother's funeral.
(d) Week after his mother's funeral.

3. In Chapter 5, why does Saeed's father not want to leave the city?
(a) He is too old to travel.
(b) He is sick.
(c) His family is there.
(d) His wife is there.

4. In Chapter 1, what does Saeed pick up for dinner after work?
(a) Fish.
(b) Pasta.
(c) Bread.
(d) Fresh vegetables.

5. At the end of Chapter 5, what do migrants do to those they leave behind?
(a) Hurt.
(b) Cause grief.
(c) Murder.
(d) Cause despair.

6. What does Nadia fear will happen to her and to Saeed if they leave the city?
(a) Be servants.
(b) Be caged.
(c) Be killed.
(d) Be enslaved.

7. What weapons does the brave man have in Chapter 4?
(a) Gun and grenade.
(b) Pistol and knife.
(c) Knife and sword.
(d) Shotgun.

8. What type of advertising does Saeed's employer specialize in?
(a) Outdoor.
(b) Social media.
(c) Television.
(d) Radio.

9. In Chapter 2, whose grave do Nadia and Saeed visit?
(a) Her uncle's.
(b) Her grandfather's.
(c) Her cousin's.
(d) Her aunt's.

10. At Nadia's workplace, who is it rumored to have fled abroad?
(a) The president and vice president of the company.
(b) Her manager.
(c) The president of the company.
(d) His boss and her boss's boss.

11. In Chapter 5, what separates the trenches dug in the courtyard of Saeed's apartment building?
(a) Drapes.
(b) Heavy sheet.
(c) Old robes.
(d) Curtains.

12. What does Nadia serve when people pay their condolences to Saeed and his father in Chapter 5?
(a) Water and cracker.
(b) Tea, biscuits, and water.
(c) Tea, bread, and butter.
(d) Tea and cookies.

13. In Chapter 3, how much time will pass before a local man with a ponytail who offers ingredients for chefs and epicures be beheaded?
(a) Few months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) Few weeks.
(d) 5 weeks.

14. In Chapter 2, how does Saeed travel to have dinner with Nadia?
(a) Walks.
(b) Bicycle.
(c) Family care.
(d) Scooter.

15. In Chapter 2, where is a young man nursing a drink he has not paid for?
(a) Beijing.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Tokyo.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings does Nadia have?

2. What type of restaurant do Saeed and Nadia meet at in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 5, what language does the family speak that emerges from an interior service door?

4. How many employees does Saeed's employer have in Chapter 1?

5. Where did Saeed's parents meet?

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