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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the neighborhood where Mamush imagined Christopher T. Williams lived nearly destroyed by riots?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1960s.
(d) 1950s.

2. In Chapter 8, what did Mamush remember his mother left him for dinner when she had to work late?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Pasta.
(c) Sandwiches.
(d) Roast.

3. Who brought Samuel to the halfway house the first time he came?
(a) Elsa.
(b) Mamush's mother.
(c) A fellow cab driver.
(d) The police.

4. Where did Mamush's mother have him hide when the police came to arrest Samuel?
(a) Under the bed.
(b) In the bathroom.
(c) In a closet.
(d) Under the kitchen sink.

5. Where was Samuel a soldier?
(a) Somalia.
(b) Sudan.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Nigeria.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did it become obvious that Mamush's son was moving less and less?

2. When Mamush landed in Chicago, where did he have a cab driver take him?

3. How old was Mamush when he and Elsa first met?

4. How long after Mamush's son was born did he spend seven days in Calais reporting on a migrant camp?

5. With how many men did Samuel share a one-bedroom apartment when he first moved to the DC suburbs?

(see the answer key)

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