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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the airport before Mamush flew to America, from what Terminal dd he try to send a photo to Hannah?
(a) 2E.
(b) 2B.
(c) 3C.
(d) 3A.

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

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

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

5. What time is it in Paris when Hannah sends Mamush a photo of a cut apple?
(a) 8:06 a.m.
(b) 4:58 a.m.
(c) 5:32 a.m.
(d) 7:31 a.m.

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

7. How far was the corner of Fullerton and Kimball in Chicago from where Mamush had imagined Christopher T. Williams lived?
(a) 2 blocks.
(b) 9 blocks.
(c) 8 blocks.
(d) 5 blocks.

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

9. In Chapter 10, onto what street did Mamush's cab driver turn when they neared the neighborhood where Mamush imagined Christopher T. Williams lived?
(a) Cortland.
(b) Armitage.
(c) Wabansia.
(d) Palmer.

10. Who hosted the dinner where Mamush and Hannah met?
(a) Hannah's girlfriend.
(b) Mamush's friend.
(c) A banker turned aspiring writer.
(d) A professor turned aspiring writer.

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

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

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

14. How far outside Paris do Hannah's parents live?
(a) 1 1/2 hours.
(b) 50 kilometers.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 87 kilometers.

15. When Mamush was told to list places important to him in a philosophy class in college, how many did he list?
(a) 20.
(b) About 50.
(c) Over 100.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. At Ethiopian funerals, how many days did Samuel say they would sit and talk and tell stories that were not true?

2. Where did Mamush go to college?

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

4. How long before Mamush left Paris to see his mother had Hannah been finding drugs that Mamush was taking when he was alone?

5. In Chapter 5, how many people does Mamush recognize from the last Thanksgiving meal he attended at Samuel and Elsa's apartment?

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