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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Afra miss so much when she first came to live with Nuri after they were married?
(a) The desert.
(b) Having good food.
(c) Having enough money.
(d) The sea.

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

4. Who does Mohammed tell Nuri he saw in his vision when he was in the water?
(a) His mother.
(b) His brother.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His father.

5. In Part II, where is Mustafa at a camp that is near a factory?
(a) Serbia.
(b) Croatia.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

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

7. Who in Mustafa's family left Syria when the trouble first started?
(a) Dahab and Aya.
(b) Firas and Aya.
(c) Aya.
(d) Dahab.

8. Who is Afra's great-uncle that she remembers fondly in Part II?
(a) Khamid.
(b) Mustafa.
(c) Dahab.
(d) Nobu.

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

10. What does Nuri do briefly for work while he waits in Turkey?
(a) Wash cars.
(b) Cook in a restaurant.
(c) Pick fruit.
(d) Clean houses.

11. What do the people in one village in Turkey bring for the refugees as they pass?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Money.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Blankets and food.

12. Which university does Mustafa work at in Part I?
(a) The University of Jerusalem.
(b) The University of Aleppo.
(c) Damascus University.
(d) Homs University.

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

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

15. What is the name of a collective of bee hives and colonies?
(a) Greenhouses.
(b) Apiaries.
(c) Buzzeries.
(d) Balmeries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Afra's and Nuri's son?

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

3. In Part II, what does Nuri buy for Afra that he thinks she will like?

4. In Part II, what do the refugees wrap Mohammed in after he falls off the boat?

5. Who does Afra implore Nuri to contact in Part I when they reach the United Kingdom?

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