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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far is Chicago from Mamush's mother's home?
(a) 811 miles.
(b) 694 miles.
(c) 587 miles.
(d) 742 miles.

2. After Elsa asked Mamush about his church attendance, how long after his mother left for church did he arrive at Samuel and Elsa's apartment?
(a) Half an hour.
(b) An hour.
(c) 25 minutes.
(d) 50 minutes.

3. In Chapter 22, where does the man in the gray suit take Mamush?
(a) 4-story brick apartment building.
(b) Two-story colonial house.
(c) Two-story brick house.
(d) 3-story brick apartment building.

4. When Mamush got a hotel in Chicago, what flag was on the wall of the reception area?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Ethiopian.
(c) Pakistani.
(d) Iran.

5. Two years after a playground was built at the apartment where Samuel and Elsa lived, how many children had Mamush seen playing at the playground?
(a) A half dozen.
(b) None.
(c) Around 20.
(d) 1 or 2.

6. When Elsa asked Mamush to watch Samuel in Chapter 17, what did Mamush tell Samuel he had for breakfast?
(a) Pancakes and bacon.
(b) Waffles and bacon.
(c) Dry cereal.
(d) Scrambled eggs, toast, three pieces of bacon, and orange juice.

7. When Mamush was assigned to write the story of the murdered Somali cab driver, how many Somalis had he met?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

8. What was the religion of Samuel's caseworker in Chicago?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Mormon.
(d) Baptist.

9. What were Samuel's favorte television shows?
(a) Science fiction.
(b) True crime.
(c) Westerns.
(d) Comedy.

10. What is Samuel's room at the halfway house filled with?
(a) Trash.
(b) Maps.
(c) Takeout boxes.
(d) Books.

11. How long has Stephanos been running a half-way house?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 12 years.

12. In Samuel's story about a woman and soldier, where does the couple pretend to have been married?
(a) Adama.
(b) Dessie.
(c) Dire Dawa.
(d) Addis.

13. How old does Mamush remember he was when he and Samuel drove in circles looking for a parking lot when Samuel refused to park in a garage?
(a) 10 or 11.
(b) 12 or 13.
(c) 14.
(d) 9.

14. Why did Samuel tell Mamush he shaved his mustache?
(a) Mamush's mother asked him to shave.
(b) When he wanted to become an American citizen.
(c) For a job interview.
(d) Elsa asked him to shave it.

15. In Chapter 22, how long ago was the front end of Samuel's cab smashed?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did Mamush leave the Chicago courthouse?

2. Where do the woman and soldier in Samuel's story go when the woman's parents send them money?

3. How tall was the apartment building Mamush and his mother lived in at the 3300 block of Fullerton in Chicago?

4. When was the first time that Samuel came to Stephanos's half-way house?

5. On the plane trip to America with Hannah, how many cab drivers did Mamush tell her at killed committed suicide in New York?

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