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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 colors did Mamush remember Samuel's taxi had been in Chapter 18?
(a) White, gray, and navy blue.
(b) Yellow, red, and black.
(c) Gray, red, and navy blue.
(d) Green, red, and yellow.

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

3. In Chapter 29, in Samuel's story, where do a soldier and a woman end up in a refugee camp?
(a) Congo.
(b) Nairobi.
(c) Chad.
(d) Cameroon.

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

5. What replaced the corner store near the apartment where Mamush and his mother used to live in Chicago?
(a) Gas station.
(b) Luxury loft apartments.
(c) Condominiums.
(d) Bookstore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color awning was on the hotel where Mamush stayed in Chicago?

2. What month did Mamush remember Elsa called him on a Saturday morning and asked him the last time he went to church?

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

4. How does Mamush get inside Samuel's cab in Chapter 20?

5. At the half-way house, what is Mamush told Samuel left in his room for Mamush?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the man in the gray suit that Mamush met at Elsa's take him?

2. How did Samuel try to teach Mamush not to be afraid?

3. How did Mamush persuade the clerk at the courthouse to get him the information he wanted?

4. Who did Samuel drive to Massachusetts, and how did he plan to turn trips like that into a business?

5. What changes did Mamush notice as he walked where the corner store used to be near his mother and his apartment in Chicago?

6. What did Samuel teach Mamush about lying?

7. What did Samuel used to do when passengers did not want to pay the fare for riding in his cab?

8. What did an Ethiopian named Abdi tell Mamush about a cousin who was deported?

9. What story does Samuel tell Mamush about a soldier and a woman from Ethiopia?

10. What picture does Hannah send Mamush when he is sitting in a cab near Elsa and Samuel's home?

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