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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who finds Firas's body?
(a) Dahab.
(b) Mustafa.
(c) Nuri.
(d) Aya.

4. What does Lucy Fisher tell Nuri about preparing for his asylum interview?
(a) It will be postponed indefinitely.
(b) It will be emotionally difficult and they will pounce on anything he says.
(c) It should be easy and stress-free.
(d) It will be very short.

5. Who is Mustafa's daughter?
(a) Aya.
(b) Nadia.
(c) Flora.
(d) Rona.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Afra's hair in Chapter 1?

2. What is the name of Afra's and Nuri's son?

3. Who does Afra implore Nuri to contact in Part I when they reach the United Kingdom?

4. How old was Mustafa when his mother died?

5. What does Hazim buy for Nuri that he thinks Nuri will appreciate?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nuri describe how Afra was before the war?

2. What does the smuggler tell everyone in Part II to do as they cross the sea?

3. What is Mohammed's greatest fear about the journey from Turkey to Greece?

4. What does Nuri occasionally bring Afra in an effort to keep the emotional connection between them?

5. What does Nuri find in the garden of the bed and breakfast that he is delighted with?

6. When does Mustafa finally decide it is time to leave Syria?

7. What does Nuri attribute Mustafa's choice to send Dahab and Aya away from Syria so early to?

8. Who first sparks Nuri's interest in beekeeping, and what is that person's own history with beekeeping?

9. In Part II, why is it so hard for Nuri to see that he can still make Afra a little bit happy?

10. What does Lucy Fisher tell Nuri about preparing for his asylum interview?

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