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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) Rice.
(c) Almond.
(d) Bananas.

2. What does Nuri think it is difficult getting used to in this foreign country, the United Kingdom?
(a) British clothes.
(b) British manners.
(c) British newspapers.
(d) British television.

3. How does the smuggler say they will know when they have reached international waters?
(a) They will see lights.
(b) The wind will change.
(c) The water will change; it will become foreign.
(d) They will see boats.

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

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

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

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

8. Where in Syria is Nuri from?
(a) Homs.
(b) Eastern Aleppo.
(c) Western Aleppo.
(d) Damascus.

9. What does the Moroccan man at the bed and breakfast start calling Nuri?
(a) Friend.
(b) Sir.
(c) Geezer.
(d) Mister.

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

11. What does Nuri say he loves most about Afra in Part I?
(a) Her hands.
(b) Her smell.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her laugh.

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

13. Who does Nuri meet in Turkey that encourages him to try to connect with a smuggler to cross the sea?
(a) Elias.
(b) Mohammed.
(c) Neil.
(d) Dahab.

14. What does Mustafa leave for Nuri at his house before he leaves Syria?
(a) A photo of the two of them along with a note.
(b) Instructions for caring for the bees.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A packet of money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Firas in Part I?

2. How old was Mustafa when his mother died?

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

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

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

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