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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Mamush's son in Chapter 1?
(a) 2.
(b) 1 1/2.
(c) 3.
(d) 2 1/2.

2. How much more did Mamush pay for a ticket after missing his first flight?
(a) 2 times.
(b) 1 1/2 times.
(c) 3 times.
(d) 2 1/2 times.

3. What name was on the fake license Mamush brought to college?
(a) Christopher T. Williams.
(b) Nathan L. Richards.
(c) Michael M. Coffman.
(d) Andrew E. Phillips.

4. How many women were in line at a courthouse when a cab driver left Mamush there?
(a) 40.
(b) 20-30.
(c) 15.
(d) 25-35.

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

6. How many days before Christmas does Mamush learn Samuel died?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

7. When Mamush left for Virginia, how long did he tell Hannah he would be gone?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) A week.
(d) 3 days.

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

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

10. Where did Mamush find a business card for a law firm in Chicago in Chapter 8?
(a) A shoebox under the bed.
(b) The top of a cabinet in the kitchen.
(c) His mother's jewelry box.
(d) Back of the nightstand drawer.

11. What was the name of a girlfriend Mamuh remembers from college in Chapter 4?
(a) Mari.
(b) Louisa.
(c) Claire.
(d) Rachel.

12. Where does Mamush leave Elsa in Chapter 5, when he goes to sit in an empty chair?
(a) Den.
(b) Vestibule.
(c) Living room.
(d) Kitchen.

13. At Ethiopian funerals, how many days did Samuel say they would sit and talk and tell stories that were not true?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

14. At the time Mamush landed in Chicago, how long of a layover did his passport show he had had in Dubai?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 4 days.

15. How old was Hiwot's brother when he died?
(a) 50s.
(b) 60s.
(c) 45.
(d) 55.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse did Hannah use to try to get another flight in Chapter 1?

2. When Mamush spent Thanksgiving with Samuel and Elsa, how had Samuel and Elsa been exercising?

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

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

5. What used to be where the grocery store was in the neighborhood where Mamush imagined Christopher T. Williams lived?

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