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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Saeed's cousin live who tells Saeed about his father's death in Chapter 9?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) Buenos Aires.
(c) Santiago.
(d) Rio de Janeiro.

2. Where does Nadia work in Chapter 10?
(a) Bicycle shop.
(b) Clothing store.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Food cooperative.

3. When Nadia and Saeed go outside after going through the door in Chapter 6, what do they see?
(a) Woods.
(b) Meadow.
(c) Beach.
(d) Park.

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

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

6. Where does Saeed find a house with people from his country?
(a) Gloucester Walk.
(b) Dukes Lane.
(c) Vicarage Gate.
(d) Holland Street.

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

8. What do Nadia and Saeed take from the kitchen in Chapter 7?
(a) Can of chicken.
(b) 2 apples.
(c) 2 tea bags.
(d) Can of corn.

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

10. In Chapter 8, what type of weapon do Saeed's countrymen give him?
(a) Knife.
(b) Rifle.
(c) Shotgun.
(d) Pistol.

11. What color fabric makes up the pavilions that workers live in in Chapter 9?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Grey.
(d) Cream.

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

13. 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) Soup.
(c) Tacos.
(d) Burritos.

14. What do Nadia and Saeed use to build a shelter in Chapter 10?
(a) Tarp.
(b) Corrugated metal roof and packing crate sides.
(c) Tent.
(d) Cardboard box covered with raincoats.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what city experienced violence from the militants?

2. What day of the week did Saeed pray with his father during the weekly communal prayer?

3. What does Saeed dream about in Chapter 9?

4. In Chapter 8 when the operation begins to clear the migrant ghetto, where is a police officer shot as his unit moves into the area?

5. In Chapter 6, what is on the ground floor of the rendezvous point for Nadia and Saeed?

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