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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was Mamush gone to Calais and Hannah doubted that he would return?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 7 days.

2. How many days after a man went to pay a parking ticket and was arrested, was he sent to Kenya?
(a) 9.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

3. On the plane trip to America with Hannah, how many cab drivers did Mamush tell her at killed committed suicide in New York?
(a) At least 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) About 15.

4. In Chapter 17, how many hours was Samuel sleeping in the morning?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

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

7. How long after a woman and a soldier arrive at a refugee camp in Samuel's story, do they start being intimate?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 4 weeks.

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

9. What time did Mamush leave the Chicago courthouse?
(a) Nearly 4:30 p.m.
(b) 3:50 p.m.
(c) A little after 3:30 p.m.
(d) 4:50 p.m.

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

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

12. Where was Elsa working when Mamush met her for the first time?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Bethseda.
(c) Georgetown.
(d) Reston.

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

14. When Samuel was upset one night, and Mamush left against Elsa's wishes, how long did it take him to walk home?
(a) An hour.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 2 hours.

15. 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?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) Not quite 2 hours.
(d) Almost an hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 27, how many times did Samuel call Mamush when Mamush was cruising bars and trying to get drugs in Chicago?

2. In Samuel's story about a woman and soldier, where does the couple pretend to have been married?

3. After the police took Samuel and Mamush's mother away, how long did he wait before he came out from his hiding place?

4. What colors did Mamush remember Samuel's taxi had been in Chapter 18?

5. How long did Mamush wait for a bus when he left Samuel and Elsa's apartment because Samuel was upset?

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