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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 does Nuri ask the doctor for?
(a) Some sleeping tablets.
(b) A new glasses prescription.
(c) A set of weights for exercise.
(d) Some painkillers.

2. Who does the asylum interviewer ask if Nuri has ever worked with?
(a) Daesh.
(b) ISIS.
(c) Mustafa.
(d) Mohammed.

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

4. What does Nuri tell Mohammed about the ferry from Leros to Athens?
(a) He will only have one chance to buy a ticket and make sure he is on the ferry.
(b) It is too dangerous to use.
(c) Nuri will ride the ferry often to see if he can find Mohammed.
(d) It is not allowed for a young boy to travel on it alone.

5. What instrument does the man in the camp at Athens play so well?
(a) Flute.
(b) Piano.
(c) Violin.
(d) Rebab.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Athens, what does Nuri think is a gun or bomb flash when he first arrives with Afra?

2. Where do the twin boys in the camp at Athens tell Nuri they are from?

3. What name do the twin boys know Nadim by?

4. What does Mustafa say he will tell Nuri about when he finally sees him in England?

5. Where does Angeliki tell Nuri she is from?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part IV, what does Nuri finally write back to Mustafa in an email?

2. In Part III, what does Angeliki tell Nuri about her condition and circumstances?

3. In Part III, why does a young aid worker tell Nuri there have been trouble in the camps lately?

4. In Part IV, why is Nuri concerned about the twin boys in the camp in Greece?

5. In Part III, what does the Moroccan man tell Diomande is the problem with his story?

6. In Part III, what does Nuri go to some trouble to find and buy for Mohammed, even though he has not seen Mohammed for a while?

7. In Part III, what does Nuri overhear a man in the camp telling his young daughter?

8. In Part IV, what does Nuri do to Nadim that haunts him later?

9. What kind of deal do Nuri and Afra make with the smuggler in Athens?

10. In Part IV, what does Angeliki tell Nuri about her great sorrow?

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