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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who pulls up to Mamush to talk to him when he is driving Samuel's cab in Chapter 22?
(a) Man in the gray suit.
(b) Elsa.
(c) A cab driver.
(d) Man in the navy suit.

2. How old was Mamush when Samuel hung the letters of the Ethiopian alphabet on the wall and had Mamush repeat a few sentences at breakfast every morning?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

3. What color awning was on the hotel where Mamush stayed in Chicago?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

4. To whom does Samuel send a picture of an atlas he finds in Samuel's cab?
(a) His mother.
(b) Elsa.
(c) Himself.
(d) Hannah.

5. In Chapter 17, as Mamush is leaving Elsa's what time does he tell a man wearing a suit that he will return the next day?
(a) 9 a.m.
(b) After noon.
(c) Before noon.
(d) 10 a.m.

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

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

8. After the police took Samuel and Mamush's mother away, how long did he wait before he came out from his hiding place?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 25 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

9. Where did Mamush's mother have him hide when the police came to arrest Samuel?
(a) In a closet.
(b) Under the kitchen sink.
(c) In the bathroom.
(d) Under the bed.

10. How did Samuel say the front end of his cab got smashed?
(a) Hit a fire hydrant.
(b) Hit an electric box.
(c) Hit a stop sign.
(d) Hit a light pole.

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

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

13. When Elsa was planning how to redecorate the master bedroom, what type of wood did she want used for the furniture?
(a) Mahogany.
(b) Oak.
(c) Cherry.
(d) Maple.

14. On the morning Elsa asked Mamush to watch Samuel, where did Samuel say he drove--6 hours there and 6 hours back?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Ohio.

15. What was the name of the woman who was Samuel's caseworker in Chicago?
(a) Louise.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Helen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, how many hours was Samuel sleeping in the morning?

2. In Chapter 22, how long ago was the front end of Samuel's cab smashed?

3. In a folder Mamush received at the courthouse in Chicago, what was the date of the first parking violation?

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

5. In Chapter 18, where was Samuel's car parked?

(see the answer keys)

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