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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after Mamush's son was born did he spend seven days in Calais reporting on a migrant camp?
(a) 2 months.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) 6 months.
(d) A few months.

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

3. How many times has Mamush's mother left the U.S. since she arrived there?
(a) None.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

4. In a folder Mamush received at the courthouse in Chicago, what was the date of the first parking violation?
(a) August 1984.
(b) September 1984.
(c) March 1984.
(d) April 1984.

5. 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 an Ethiopian cab driver.
(c) Murder of Mexican cab driver.
(d) Murder of a Turkish cab driver.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a story Samuel told Mamush in Chapter 29, where are a soldier and a woman driven when they leave Ethiopia?

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

3. When Mamush returns to America, how long has it been since he visited Samuel and Elsa's home?

4. What seat was Mamush supposed to have on the flight he missed to America?

5. Where does Mamush leave Elsa in Chapter 5, when he goes to sit in an empty chair?

(see the answer key)

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