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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has it been since Mamush has seen his mother when he learns Samuel died?
(a) 4 1/2 years.
(b) Almost 5 years.
(c) About 3 1/2 years.
(d) 2 years.

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

3. At the time Mamush landed in Chicago, how long of a layover did his passport show he had had in Dubai?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 3 days.

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

5. How much more did Mamush pay for a ticket after missing his first flight?
(a) 2 times.
(b) 3 times.
(c) 2 1/2 times.
(d) 1 1/2 times.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what did Mamush remember his mother left him for dinner when she had to work late?

2. How often did Mamush wake in the middle of the night when he was a child?

3. How many times had Samuel been arrested in his life?

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

5. What excuse did Hannah use to try to get another flight in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What song did Mamush hum to Hannah, and how was the song familiar to her?

2. What is one of the few things Mamush knows about his mother's arrival in America?

3. How did Mamush learn that Samuel died?

4. How did Hannah and Mamush meet?

5. How did Mamush miss his flight to America?

6. What happens before the first guests leave Samuel and Elsa's house?

7. How did Samuel live when he first moved to the DC suburbs?

8. What does Mamush remember about the drive when he and Hannah first visited America together?

9. When and why did Samuel insist Mamush celebrate Thanksgiving with him and Elsa after college and Mamush started his career?

10. What does Mamush's mother tell him about Samuel's death?

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