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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. In Part II, where does Mustafa tell Nuri he was deported to from Macedonia?
(a) Italy.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Bulgaria.
(d) Germany.

2. What is the name of the island Nuri and Afra initially land on after leaving Turkey on a boat?
(a) Mile Island.
(b) Lesbos Island.
(c) Romer Island.
(d) Biscuit Island.

3. What happens to Nuri's and Mustafa's hives in Part I?
(a) They are stolen.
(b) Nuri and Mustafa ask a friend to look after them and the bees all die due to neglect.
(c) They are ruined by predators.
(d) Vandals destroy them.

4. What does Mohammed call Nuri?
(a) Father.
(b) Uncle Nuri.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Sir.

5. What does Nuri think it is difficult getting used to in this foreign country, the United Kingdom?
(a) British television.
(b) British manners.
(c) British clothes.
(d) British newspapers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the doctor refuse to see Nuri in Part II?

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. What river did Afra once paint that Nuri wishes he could see the painting of again?

5. Who falls off the boat in Part II whom Nuri goes into the water after?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part II, what does the man from Morocco bring for Nuri to cheer him up?

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

3. What does Mustafa routinely threaten his young son Firas with in Part I?

4. Who does Nuri begin to see appearing in the garden of the bed and breakfast in Part I and why is this so extraordinary?

5. In Part I, what do the two soldiers Nuri meets on the street in Aleppo try to make him do?

6. In Part II, what does Mustafa tell Nuri has been complicated about his own journey out of Syria on his way to England?

7. What is strange about Nuri's sleeping habits at the bed and breakfast?

8. Why does Nuri's friend Elias decide not to make the trip from Turkey to Greece with the smuggler as they had both originally planned?

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

10. In one of his letters to Nuri, what does Mustafa say is one of the greatest differences between people and bees?

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