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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. What did Mustafa once tell Nuri the bee pheromones smell like?
(a) Vanilla.
(b) Rice.
(c) Almond.
(d) Bananas.
2. Where do Nuri and Afra wait for a smuggler to take them out of Aleppo and into Turkey in Part I?
(a) The old farmer's market.
(b) The old souq.
(c) The mosque.
(d) Bab al-Faraj.
3. Where does Nuri first meet Mohammed?
(a) Aleppo.
(b) London.
(c) Athens.
(d) Istanbul.
4. In Chapter 5, why does Nuri hate to see that Afra still seems to love him?
(a) He does not feel worthy of her or her forgiveness.
(b) He does not love her any longer.
(c) He can not forgive her for her negligence which he feels contributed to their son's death.
(d) He has been having an affair and wants to leave her.
5. What river did Afra once paint that Nuri wishes he could see the painting of again?
(a) The Thames.
(b) The Nile.
(c) The Queiq.
(d) The Mississippi.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the color of the city of Aleppo as Nuri remembers it?
2. In Part II, what does one woman waiting to get on the boat in Turkey say is the most dangerous crossing in the world?
3. What does Mustafa leave for Nuri at his house before he leaves Syria?
4. What is Nuri waiting for to take Afra to the doctor in Chapter 1?
5. Where does Nuri fall asleep routinely in Part II?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part II, why is it so hard for Nuri to see that he can still make Afra a little bit happy?
2. What does Lucy Fisher tell Nuri about preparing for his asylum interview?
3. Who does Nuri begin to see appearing in the garden of the bed and breakfast in Part I and why is this so extraordinary?
4. In one of his letters to Nuri, what does Mustafa say is one of the greatest differences between people and bees?
5. Who first sparks Nuri's interest in beekeeping, and what is that person's own history with beekeeping?
6. What is Nuri's impression of the English social worker, Lucy Fisher?
7. What does Mustafa determine as the cause of death of his son, Firas?
8. When does Mustafa finally decide it is time to leave Syria?
9. What does Nuri find in the garden of the bed and breakfast that he is delighted with?
10. What is Mohammed's greatest fear about the journey from Turkey to Greece?
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