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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, who keeps Afra company at the B and B?
(a) Farida from Afghanistan.
(b) Angeliki from Somalia.
(c) Dahab from Syria.
(d) Aya from Syria.

2. What does Lucy Fisher tell Nuri after his asylum interview?
(a) Not to blame his wife if they are not granted asylum.
(b) Not to lose hope.
(c) Not to tell his friends about his interview.
(d) Not to go back to Syria before the verdict.

3. How do the other men in the camp justify killing Nadim?
(a) They say he owed them all money.
(b) They say he would have killed them first.
(c) They say he is evil and he deserved to die.
(d) They say he was sick anyway.

4. What food does Nuri find and cook for hemself and Afra in Part III in Leros?
(a) A side of lamb.
(b) A whole octopus.
(c) A sea bass.
(d) A chicken.

5. What does Nuri ask the doctor for?
(a) A new glasses prescription.
(b) A set of weights for exercise.
(c) Some painkillers.
(d) Some sleeping tablets.

6. Who is the aid worker who shows Nuri around the family complex at Athens?
(a) Rob.
(b) Marlow.
(c) Michael.
(d) Neil.

7. Who is Nuri particularly worried about in the camp at Athens when he sees the man who plays the instrument with them in Part III?
(a) The three sisters who had just arrived in the camp togther.
(b) The six young mothers who arrived together from Afghanistan.
(c) The young mother with the baby.
(d) The twin boys who had just arrived in the camp together.

8. Who does Nuri tell the asylum interviewers is the president of Syria?
(a) Bashar al-Assad.
(b) Nadim Hurzil.
(c) Mustafa Rolid.
(d) Hazim al-Abbadi.

9. What does Nuri do when he wakes up in Leros and finds Mohammed gone?
(a) Goes to the old asylum building to ask people if they have seen him.
(b) Wakes up Afra and asks her to help him look for her.
(c) Asks for a boat to go look for Mohammed.
(d) Finds a police officer and reports the boy missing.

10. What does Nuri see Nadim doing in the woods?
(a) Killing a young boy.
(b) Beating a woman.
(c) Killing a lamb.
(d) Cutting himself.

11. What does Nuri suspect the man who plays the instrument in Athens of doing in Part III?
(a) Exploiting the young and vulnerable.
(b) Trying to sabotage everyone's efforts at being granted asylum.
(c) Stealing money from everyone.
(d) Killing the kids in the camp.

12. What street does Nuri look for around Victoria Square in Part IV?
(a) Valida Street.
(b) Bryson Street.
(c) Elpidos Street.
(d) Victoria Street.

13. How does Nuri first meet Mustafa?
(a) Nuri has a car accident and Mustafa is the other driver.
(b) Mustafa does work on Nuri's house.
(c) They meet through mutual friends.
(d) Mustafa asks Nuri directions to the Aleppo Honey Shop.

14. Where do the twin boys in the camp at Athens tell Nuri they are from?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Ghana.
(c) Somalia.
(d) Syria.

15. What story does Angeliki tell Nuri about Odysseus in Part IV?
(a) How Odysseus charted the constellations.
(b) How Odysseus was killed by Trygon's tail.
(c) How Odysseus had his men tie him to the ship's mast to resist the sirens.
(d) How Odysseus killed the Minotaur.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which doctor does Nuri take Afra to in Part IV?

2. Where does Angeliki tell Nuri she is from?

3. What does Afra say is the last thing she saw before becoming blind?

4. What does Nuri discover about the rules for aid workers' interactions with refugees?

5. Who helps Nuri take care of his wound in Part IV?

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