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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. What did Hannah take a photo of when she and Mamush first visited America?
(a) Picket fence.
(b) Silo.
(c) Barn.
(d) Farmhouse.

2. When Mamush left for Virginia, how long did he tell Hannah he would be gone?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) A week.

3. When Mamush returns to America, how long has it been since he visited Samuel and Elsa's home?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 6 years.

4. What bottles did Samuel hid under the couch?
(a) Scotch.
(b) Tequila.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Whiskey.

5. How far south does Mamush's mother live from Washington, DC?
(a) 15 miles.
(b) 9 miles.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) 17 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mamush was asked to write a story about migrant camp, how long had it been since he was commmissioned to write?

2. How many times has Mamush's mother left the U.S. since she arrived there?

3. Where was Samuel living when he died?

4. How old is Mamush's son in Chapter 1?

5. How old was Hiwot's brother when he died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mamush know and remember about living in Chicago?

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

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

4. How did Mamush get the fake license he took to college?

5. What inspired Mamush to want to go to America for Christmas?

6. What friend of Mamush's mother died when he was 14, and what did he learn about the woman?

7. What was Mamush doing in Paris before he and Hannah met?

8. How did Mamush miss his flight to America?

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

10. After Mamush left the airport in Chicago, where did he have a cab driver taken him and what did he do there?

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