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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Samuel say the soldier in his story started buying from cooks and mangers when he worked in diners in Chicago?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Amphetamines.
(c) Methamphetamines.
(d) Benzodiapines.

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

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

5. In a story Samuel told Mamush in Chapter 29, where are a soldier and a woman driven when they leave Ethiopia?
(a) Somalia.
(b) South Sudan.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Kenya.

6. What replaced the fence and abandoned lot near where Mamush and his mother used to live in Chicago?
(a) Dry cleaner.
(b) Bicycle shop.
(c) Chinese restaurant.
(d) Thai restaurant.

7. How long after Mamush and Hannah met did he move into her apartment?
(a) 8 months and 13 days.
(b) 11 months and 9 days.
(c) 9 months and 20 days.
(d) 10 months and 3 days.

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

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

10. How many shelves of books are at Samel and Elsa's home?
(a) 25.
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

11. What color suit is a man wearing who wants to speak to Mamush at Elsa's after Samuel dies?
(a) Navy.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Gray.

12. In Chapter 25, how long did Mamush remember sitting in Samuel's cab and talking about his dream of building a cab company?
(a) About 1 1/2 hours.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) Close to an hour.

13. 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) After noon.
(b) 9 a.m.
(c) Before noon.
(d) 10 a.m.

14. When Mamush and Samuel visited America, how often was Samuel losing his keys daily?
(a) Up to four times a day.
(b) Around 5 times a day.
(c) 3-6 times a day.
(d) 4-7 times a day.

15. At the half-way house, what is Mamush told Samuel left in his room for Mamush?
(a) Papers.
(b) A letter.
(c) Photos.
(d) A box.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Stephanos been running a half-way house?

2. In Chapter 29, in Samuel's story, where do a soldier and a woman end up in a refugee camp?

3. In Chapter 22, where does the man in the gray suit take Mamush?

4. 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?

5. When Mamush told Samuel he was coming for Christmas, how long did Samuel tell him it took him to get the car started again after it stopped?

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