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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Nuri fall asleep routinely in Part II?
(a) The road.
(b) The basement.
(c) The living room couch.
(d) The garden of the B and B.

2. What is the name of Afra's and Nuri's son?
(a) Mustafa.
(b) Sami.
(c) Firas.
(d) John.

3. Where does Mohammed tell Nuri to look for the key he says he needs?
(a) His locked drawer in his bedroom.
(b) Afra's handbag.
(c) The refrigerator at the B and B.
(d) The other garden.

4. In Chapter 5, why does Nuri hate to see that Afra still seems to love him?
(a) He does not love her any longer.
(b) He does not feel worthy of her or her forgiveness.
(c) He can not forgive her for her negligence which he feels contributed to their son's death.
(d) He has been having an affair and wants to leave her.

5. What does Nuri think he sees on Diomande's back?
(a) Small wings.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Bites.
(d) Scars.

6. Who falls off the boat in Part II whom Nuri goes into the water after?
(a) Aya.
(b) Mohammed.
(c) Dahab.
(d) Afra.

7. What is the name of the old Moroccan man at the B and B?
(a) Roman.
(b) Dahab.
(c) Hazim.
(d) Mustafa.

8. What does Mohammed call Nuri?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Sir.
(c) Father.
(d) Uncle Nuri.

9. What does Nuri find in the garden of the bed and breakfast in Part I?
(a) A stray cat.
(b) A bumblebee with no wings.
(c) A salamander.
(d) A colony of ants.

10. Why does the doctor refuse to see Nuri in Part II?
(a) He does not have the right paperwork.
(b) He is not sick.
(c) He is not British.
(d) He can not pay the fee.

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

12. In Part II, where does Mustafa tell Nuri he was deported to from Macedonia?
(a) Germany.
(b) Bulgaria.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Italy.

13. Where do all meetings with the social worker take place?
(a) In the bedroom.
(b) In the courtyard.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the gymnasium.

14. Where do Afra and Nuri set up a stall at the market on Sundays to sell Afra's art?
(a) Opposite Mariq, who sells jewelry/
(b) Under the turquoise awning.
(c) Right next to the riverbank.
(d) Just opposite Hamid, who sells tea.

15. Where in Syria is Nuri from?
(a) Homs.
(b) Western Aleppo.
(c) Damascus.
(d) Eastern Aleppo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the new resident at the B and B wear that the Moroccan man thinks is strange?

2. Where does Nuri first meet Mohammed?

3. What does Mustafa say was the cause of Firas's death?

4. What color is Afra's hair in Chapter 1?

5. What does Nuri do briefly for work while he waits in Turkey?

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