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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which doctor does Nuri take Afra to in Part IV?
(a) Dr. Smith-Haynes.
(b) Dr. Moon.
(c) Dr. Key.
(d) Dr. Faruk.

3. Who is the man playing the music in the camp in Athens?
(a) Marco.
(b) Mohammed.
(c) Nadim.
(d) Roman.

4. Where does Nuri tell Mustafa in an email from Leros he hopes he and Afra will be leaving for soon?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Athens.
(c) Callais.
(d) Berlin.

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

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

7. What does Nuri mistake for planes in the sky when talking to Lucy Fisher in Part III?
(a) Satellites.
(b) Birds.
(c) Stars.
(d) Clouds.

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

9. What does Afra say is the last thing she saw before becoming blind?
(a) Her house.
(b) Sami's eyes.
(c) A cat.
(d) Nuri's eyes.

10. Who does Nuri meet in the camp at Athens who has leaking breasts and seems confused?
(a) Aya.
(b) Rona.
(c) Angeliki.
(d) Dahab.

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

12. What is the smuggler's name who introduces Nuri and Afra to the second smuggler who will eventually get them out of the United Kingdom?
(a) Mohammed.
(b) Baram.
(c) Ahmad.
(d) Nadim.

13. What insects' sounds does Nuri remember hearing in Athens?
(a) Locusts.
(b) Crickets.
(c) Carpenter ants.
(d) Cicadas.

14. What does Mohammed take from the children's center in Leros for Afra?
(a) Colored pencils and paper.
(b) Paints.
(c) Pajamas.
(d) Shoes.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nuri get at the old asylum building in Part III?

2. How does Nuri access his emails for the first time on Leros?

3. On Leros, what good news does Mustafa share with Nuri in an email?

4. What street does Nuri look for around Victoria Square in Part IV?

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

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