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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color are Mohammed's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Grey.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

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

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

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

6. What does Nuri pick of off a tree in the garden and take inside for Afra?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Bees.
(c) Aphids.
(d) Flowers, but he thinks they are keys.

7. In Part II, where does Mustafa say he has been fingerprinted and scanned as he waits to make his next travel plan?
(a) England.
(b) Italy.
(c) Greece.
(d) Germany.

8. What does Mohammed tell Nuri happened to him after he fell in the water?
(a) He got very cold.
(b) He died a little bit.
(c) He saw an angel.
(d) He got very hot.

9. 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.

10. How old was Firas in Part I?
(a) 12.
(b) 20.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

11. What does the smuggler tell everyone on the boat to Greece to do?
(a) Turn off all phones and flashlights and make no noise.
(b) Wear many layers of clothing.
(c) Sing.
(d) Pray.

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

13. In Part II, what do the refugees wrap Mohammed in after he falls off the boat?
(a) Blankets.
(b) T-shirts.
(c) Women's scarves.
(d) Sweaters.

14. Where do Afra and Nuri stay when they first arrive in England?
(a) With a family member.
(b) With a friend.
(c) A homeless shelter.
(d) A bed and breakfast.

15. Why do Nuri and Afra keep going on their journey from Syria until they reach the United Kingdom?
(a) Their children are waiting for them there.
(b) Their parents are there.
(c) They want to reach their religious friends there.
(d) They are trying to get to where Mustafa has settled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mistake do the kings in Nuri's story to Mohammed in Part II make?

2. What is Mohammed most worried about when Nuri meets him?

3. Why does the doctor refuse to see Nuri in Part II?

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

5. In Chapter 1, what does Afra say about her night of dreams?

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