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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the new resident at the B and B wear that the Moroccan man thinks is strange?
(a) A business suit.
(b) A nightgown.
(c) A tracksuit.
(d) A swimsuit.

2. How does Nuri first meet Aya?
(a) At his cousin Ibrahim's eldest son's wedding.
(b) At college.
(c) At work.
(d) Through Mustafa.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Hazim buy for Nuri that he thinks Nuri will appreciate?
(a) A gun.
(b) Sleeping pills.
(c) A book of poems from Syria.
(d) Special flowers for the bee in the garden of the B and B.

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

10. How old was Mustafa when his mother died?
(a) 34.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 40.

11. Where does Nuri first meet Mohammed?
(a) Athens.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) London.
(d) Aleppo.

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

13. What is Diomande's favorite food that he tells Nuri his mother used to make?
(a) Rice and beans.
(b) Cakes and cookies.
(c) Kedjenou.
(d) Stew.

14. What is the name of the head covering Afra always wears?
(a) Abaya.
(b) Fascinator.
(c) Hat.
(d) Hijab.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the two men at the checkpoint in Aleppo try to force Nuri to take from them?

2. Who finds Firas's body?

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

4. What did Afra miss so much when she first came to live with Nuri after they were married?

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

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