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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 17, as Mamush is leaving Elsa's what time does he tell a man wearing a suit that he will return the next day?
(a) Before noon.
(b) After noon.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) 9 a.m.

2. With how many men did Samuel share a one-bedroom apartment when he first moved to the DC suburbs?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

3. Where did Mamush decide to fly after he missed his flight to America?
(a) New York.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Chicago.

4. What did Mamush write about that caused Samuel to encourage him to come back and celebrate Thanksgiving with him and Elsa?
(a) Murder of a Somali cab driver.
(b) Murder of Mexican cab driver.
(c) Murder of an Ethiopian cab driver.
(d) Murder of a Turkish cab driver.

5. How long had Hannah and Mamush been together when she and Mamush visited Samuel and Elsa's home?
(a) 6 months.
(b) Not quite 2 years.
(c) Almost a year.
(d) 18 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Samuel's wife?

2. When Mamush left for Virginia, how long did he tell Hannah he would be gone?

3. How far south does Mamush's mother live from Washington, DC?

4. How old was Mamush when he gave Samuel and Elsa a miniature grandfather clock?

5. How old was Mamush when Samuel hung the letters of the Ethiopian alphabet on the wall and had Mamush repeat a few sentences at breakfast every morning?

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