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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nuri think Sami would have done for Mohammed if Sami had lived to take the journey with them?
(a) Shared food.
(b) Sung songs and played his guitar.
(c) Shared clothes.
(d) Tell stories.

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

3. Why does Nuri decide not to tell Afra they have been granted clearance to travel to Athens in Part III?
(a) Because he fears Afra is not well enough to travel.
(b) Because Mohammed is lost and he does not want to leave Leros without Mohammed.
(c) Because he is afraid of making the sea crossing again.
(d) Because he fears he will not be able to contact Mustafa from Athens.

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. How does Nuri get Mohammed through the screenings in Greece?
(a) He uses Sami's passport for Mohammed.
(b) He tells the authorities Mohammed is his cousin.
(c) He keeps Mohammed under his coat.
(d) He helps Mohammed sneak through a fence.

6. In Athens, what does Nuri think is a gun or bomb flash when he first arrives with Afra?
(a) A firework.
(b) A camera flash.
(c) A light bulb bursting.
(d) The light from a phone.

7. 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.

8. Who wraps Nuri's wound in Part IV?
(a) Nadim.
(b) Neil.
(c) Aya.
(d) Angeliki.

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

10. What is the name of the baby in the camp at Athens who finally starts nursing from her mother?
(a) Kirrine.
(b) Aya.
(c) Mobita.
(d) Mahsa.

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

12. What does Nuri notice Afra playing with on Leros?
(a) Sami's toy truck.
(b) Mohammed's bandanna.
(c) Mohammed's marble with the red vein.
(d) Sami's lego.

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

14. What does Mohammed ask Nuri to get for him to eat in Leros?
(a) Chocolate spread.
(b) Corn.
(c) Fish.
(d) Beef.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the doctor tell Afra he thinks is happening with her eyesight?

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

3. What does Nuri see Nadim doing in the woods?

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

5. What does the aid worker tell Nuri the island of Leros was once used for?

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