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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Afra tell the doctor about Nuri?
(a) She thinks his eyesight is deteriorating too.
(b) She thinks he needs to eat more meat.
(c) She thinks he is unwell and can not explain exactly why.
(d) She thinks he is taking too many drugs.

2. How does Afra tell the doctor she became blind?
(a) From looking at the sun too long.
(b) From a car accident.
(c) From a bomb.
(d) From a disease.

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

4. In Chapter 9, what does Nuri think he hears someone calling in Arabic?
(a) Take this!
(b) Over here!
(c) Help!
(d) Watch out!

5. What does Afra do after telling the doctor the story of how Sami died?
(a) Vomits.
(b) Cries uncontrollably.
(c) Faints.
(d) Goes to sleep.

6. Where do Nuri and Afra go for their asylum interview?
(a) Milton Keynes.
(b) Croydon.
(c) Blackheath.
(d) Worthington.

7. How does Nuri access his emails for the first time on Leros?
(a) He steals someone's phone.
(b) He buys an old laptop.
(c) He goes to an internet cafe.
(d) He borrows an aid worker's phone.

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

9. Where does an aid worker tell Nuri to go to try to find a way out of Athens in Part IV?
(a) Copington Square.
(b) Trafalgar Square.
(c) Marshall Square.
(d) Victoria Square.

10. What does Nuri get at the old asylum building in Part III?
(a) Clothes for Afra and Mohammed.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Musical instruments.
(d) Food.

11. What is the name of Syria's national anthem?
(a) All Hail the President.
(b) My Country.
(c) Faithful to the Leader.
(d) Guardians of the Homeland.

12. What does Nadim do to Nuri in Part IV after Nuri sees him in the woods?
(a) Shoots Nuri.
(b) Reports Nuri as a thief.
(c) Stabs Nuri in the side.
(d) Cuts Nuri's wrist badly.

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

14. Who helps Nuri take care of his wound in Part IV?
(a) A doctor from Syria in the camp.
(b) A nurse from Ghana in the camp.
(c) An NGO worker and another volunteer who is a medical worker.
(d) A doctor from Somalia in the camp.

15. What does Mustafa's April email to Nuri bring good news of?
(a) Mustafa has been granted asylum in England.
(b) Mustafa's beehives in England are thriving.
(c) Mustafa has found a sponsor at the university for a new job as a professor.
(d) Mustafa has found a way to get everyone back to Syria.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nuri first meet Mustafa?

2. What does Nuri hit Nadim with in Part IV?

3. What instrument does the man in the camp at Athens play so well?

4. Why does Angeliki tell Nuri Odysseus made his journey in the famous story?

5. Who wraps Nuri's wound in Part IV?

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