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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Nuri ask for help in getting the right papers for his doctor's visit?
(a) Mustafa.
(b) Aya.
(c) Lucy Fisher.
(d) Dahab.

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

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

4. What annoys the man from Morocco about others' toilet habits?
(a) Everyone locks the door.
(b) The men stand up to urinate.
(c) No one flushes.
(d) Everyone flushes after once use and wastes water.

5. 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.

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

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

8. In Part II, what does one woman waiting to get on the boat in Turkey say is the most dangerous crossing in the world?
(a) The one from Turkey to Greece.
(b) The one from America to Spain.
(c) The one from Ireland to England.
(d) The one from Libya to Italy.

9. Who is Mustafa married to?
(a) Aya.
(b) Dahab.
(c) Nadia.
(d) Rona.

10. What does Mustafa say was the cause of Firas's death?
(a) A knife.
(b) This broken world.
(c) A gun.
(d) A bomb.

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

12. What mistake do the kings in Nuri's story to Mohammed in Part II make?
(a) They were too focused on horses.
(b) They were too focused on romance.
(c) They were too concerned with riches and left their kingdom devoid of life.
(d) They were not concerned enough with feeding their citizens.

13. Which of the following did Nuri feed the bees in his colony?
(a) Royal jelly.
(b) Ambrosia.
(c) Elderberry.
(d) Bee balm.

14. In Part I, who is Nuri amazed to see in the garden of the bed and breakfast?
(a) Sami.
(b) Mohammed.
(c) Dahab.
(d) Afra.

15. 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) Sing.
(c) Pray.
(d) Wear many layers of clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of a collective of bee hives and colonies?

2. What is Nuri scared of in Chapter 1?

3. Where do Afra and Nuri stay when they first arrive in England?

4. What does Mustafa thinks Firas spends too much time doing?

5. In Chapter 1, where does Afra have sharp pain?

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