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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. Who finds Firas's body?
(a) Mustafa.
(b) Dahab.
(c) Nuri.
(d) Aya.

2. What does Nuri tell Mohammed he would like to have as they wait for the journey across the sea to begin that makes the boy laugh?
(a) Camel wee.
(b) Bee balm.
(c) Slug slime.
(d) Socks.

3. What is the name of the English social worker who helps Nuri and Afra?
(a) Lucy Fisher.
(b) Mary Worthington.
(c) Norah Brown.
(d) Margaret Hemley.

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

5. Why does Elias ultimately decide not to take the journey across the sea with Nuri?
(a) He says he can not leave his wife.
(b) He says he is tired and has already traveled too far.
(c) He says he is too sick.
(d) He says he can not afford the fee.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Firas in Part I?

2. Who is Mustafa married to?

3. What does Nuri pick of off a tree in the garden and take inside for Afra?

4. What annoys the man from Morocco about others' toilet habits?

5. What does Hazim buy for Nuri that he thinks Nuri will appreciate?

(see the answer key)

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