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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 68 - 128).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Mustafa once tell Nuri the bee pheromones smell like?
(a) Rice.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Almond.
(d) Vanilla.

3. In Part II, what does Nuri buy for Afra that he thinks she will like?
(a) A sketch pad and coloring pencils.
(b) Nutella.
(c) Face cream.
(d) Celebrity magazines.

4. How old was Mustafa when his mother died?
(a) 20.
(b) 34.
(c) 40.
(d) 5.

5. What did Afra miss so much when she first came to live with Nuri after they were married?
(a) Having enough money.
(b) Having good food.
(c) The sea.
(d) The desert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mohammed tell Nuri happened to him after he fell in the water?

2. In Part I, who is Nuri amazed to see in the garden of the bed and breakfast?

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

4. How does the smuggler say they will know when they have reached international waters?

5. What do the two men at the checkpoint in Aleppo try to force Nuri to take from them?

(see the answer key)

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