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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 207 - 269).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Nuri remember he and Afra doing every Saturday?
(a) Going to visit his parents.
(b) Going to Mustafa's for dinner.
(c) Going to the seaside.
(d) Going to visit Afra's parents.

2. What does Afra do after telling the doctor the story of how Sami died?
(a) Goes to sleep.
(b) Faints.
(c) Vomits.
(d) Cries uncontrollably.

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

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

5. What river did Afra once paint that Nuri wishes he could see the painting of again?
(a) The Nile.
(b) The Queiq.
(c) The Thames.
(d) The Mississippi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nuri see Nadim doing in the woods?

2. What does Nuri hit Nadim with in Part IV?

3. Why does Elias ultimately decide not to take the journey across the sea with Nuri?

4. In Part II, what does one woman waiting to get on the boat in Turkey say is the most dangerous crossing in the world?

5. In Chapter 5, why does Nuri hate to see that Afra still seems to love him?

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