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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long did Samuel live in Italy?
(a) More than a year.
(b) About a year.
(c) 1 1/2 years.
(d) 2 years.

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

4. When Mamush was in college, how often did he and his mother speak?
(a) Three times a month.
(b) Twice a month.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Every week.

5. How far south does Mamush's mother live from Washington, DC?
(a) 9 miles.
(b) 17 miles.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) 15 miles.

6. How long was Mamush's flight from Paris to Chicago?
(a) 9 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) 7 hours.

7. In Chapter 5, how many people does Mamush recognize from the last Thanksgiving meal he attended at Samuel and Elsa's apartment?
(a) 3/4.
(b) 2/3.
(c) 1/2.
(d) 1/3.

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

9. Where did Mamush go to college?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Boston.

10. How many word product descriptions was Mamush writing when he met Hannah?
(a) 200.
(b) 250.
(c) 300.
(d) 150.

11. How long had Samuel been driving a cab in DC when he was mistakenly arrested?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 5 months.

12. Where did Mamush get the fake license he brought to college?
(a) Shopping mall.
(b) A grocery store near Elsa and Samuel's home.
(c) A library.
(d) His apartment building.

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

14. How many minutes a day did Hannah think it would take Mamush to practice French and be fluent in a year?
(a) 15.
(b) 45.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

15. Where did Mamush go to write about a former engineer turned militia leader?
(a) Algeria.
(b) Cameroon.
(c) Congo.
(d) Botswana.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many women were in line at a courthouse when a cab driver left Mamush there?

2. Where is Samuel from?

3. How old was Mamush when he overheard his mother talking about a lawyer friend in Chicago who passed away?

4. What season of the year did Mamush's mother come to America?

5. How far outside Paris do Hannah's parents live?

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