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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, where does Afra have sharp pain?
(a) Her legs.
(b) Her stomach.
(c) Her ears.
(d) Her eyes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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.

13. What is Mohammed most worried about when Nuri meets him?
(a) Being separated from his brother.
(b) Never seeing his mother again.
(c) Having to live in America.
(d) Falling into the sea and drowning when they cross.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who falls off the boat in Part II whom Nuri goes into the water after?

2. What does Mohammed call Nuri?

3. What is Diomande's favorite food that he tells Nuri his mother used to make?

4. Who is the new resident at the B and B in Part II?

5. What happens to Nuri's and Mustafa's hives in Part I?

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