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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 67).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Nuri and Afra wait for a smuggler to take them out of Aleppo and into Turkey in Part I?
(a) The old souq.
(b) The old farmer's market.
(c) The mosque.
(d) Bab al-Faraj.

2. How does Nuri first meet Aya?
(a) At work.
(b) At his cousin Ibrahim's eldest son's wedding.
(c) Through Mustafa.
(d) At college.

3. Who is Mustafa's daughter?
(a) Rona.
(b) Flora.
(c) Nadia.
(d) Aya.

4. What does the Moroccan man at the bed and breakfast start calling Nuri?
(a) Sir.
(b) Geezer.
(c) Friend.
(d) Mister.

5. What finally makes Afra decide to agree to leave Syria?
(a) Her mother is killed in a bombing.
(b) They run out of money.
(c) Their house is destroyed.
(d) Soldiers ransack their house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nuri waiting for to take Afra to the doctor in Chapter 1?

2. Where in Syria is Nuri from?

3. Why do Nuri and Afra keep going on their journey from Syria until they reach the United Kingdom?

4. Who does Afra implore Nuri to contact in Part I when they reach the United Kingdom?

5. What river did Afra once paint that Nuri wishes he could see the painting of again?

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