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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Saeed and Nadia use for a sofa in Chapter 10?
(a) Wooden boxes.
(b) Pillows.
(c) Futon mattress.
(d) Car seat.

2. At the end of Chapter 9, where does Nadia suggest she and Saeed go?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Near Los Angeles.
(c) Denver.
(d) Close to San Francisco.

3. In Chapter 6, where does the young woman who plans to visit the migrants at the zoo work?
(a) Library.
(b) University.
(c) Contemporary art gallery.
(d) Museum of history.

4. In Chapter 10, where are the few remaining natives sometimes seen in Marin?
(a) Gas stations.
(b) Reservations.
(c) Roadside stands.
(d) Trading posts.

5. In Chapter 8, after how many days of quiet after the efforts to clear the ghetto have stopped do Saeed and Nadia remove the mattress from their window?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

6. What is served for dinner in Chapter 8 when a woman comes for her daughter at the House of the Children?
(a) Refried beans and rice.
(b) Tacos.
(c) Burritos.
(d) Soup.

7. In the house where Saeed and Nadia live, how many other men are from their country?
(a) None.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

8. In Chapter 9, how long ago did the wife of the native driver of a digging machine come to England?
(a) 5 years ago.
(b) 3 decades ago.
(c) 2 decades ago.
(d) 10 years ago.

9. What do the natives sell in Chapter 10?
(a) Rugs and dream catchers.
(b) Silver jewelry, soft leather garments and colorful textiles.
(c) Paintings and moccasins.
(d) Baked goods.

10. In Chapter 7, what type of vaccination does a boy administer to those living in the house where Nadia and Saeed are staying?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Measles.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Polio.

11. In Chapter 6, where did the door used to lead that Nadia and Saeed go through?
(a) Waiting room.
(b) Treatment room.
(c) Supply cabinet.
(d) Storage room.

12. How many men follow Nadia and Saeed after they go fishing in Chapter 6?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

13. When Saeed was a child, why did he first pray?
(a) Forced to do so by his grandparents.
(b) Out of obligation.
(c) Forced to do so by his parents.
(d) Out of curiosity.

14. What day of the week did Saeed pray with his father during the weekly communal prayer?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Friday.

15. Where does Saeed work in Chapter 9?
(a) Construction crew.
(b) Cleanup crew.
(c) Road crew.
(d) Bricklaying crew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Saeed's mother used to pray?

2. What type of work does Nadia do in Chapter 9?

3. In Chapter 9, how many people are in the family that Saeed processes in Chapter 9?

4. In Chapter 8, how many migrants are rumored to have been incinerated when a cinema burned down?

5. When Nadia and Saeed go outside after going through the door in Chapter 6, what do they see?

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