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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 see Nadim doing in the woods?
(a) Killing a lamb.
(b) Killing a young boy.
(c) Beating a woman.
(d) Cutting himself.

2. What does the doctor tell Afra he thinks is happening with her eyesight?
(a) He thinks she may be able to see in certain types of bright light.
(b) He thinks her eyesight will be gone forever.
(c) He thinks she might be able to see with a certain type of medication.
(d) He thinks her blindness might be psychological, not physical.

3. How does Afra tell the doctor she became blind?
(a) From looking at the sun too long.
(b) From a bomb.
(c) From a car accident.
(d) From a disease.

4. Who does Nuri meet in the camp at Athens who has leaking breasts and seems confused?
(a) Aya.
(b) Rona.
(c) Angeliki.
(d) Dahab.

5. What does Afra do after telling the doctor the story of how Sami died?
(a) Goes to sleep.
(b) Vomits.
(c) Cries uncontrollably.
(d) Faints.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nadim do to Nuri in Part IV after Nuri sees him in the woods?

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

3. What does Nuri's father say when Nuri tells him he does not want to work in his shop?

4. Which group banned Coca-Cola in Syria?

5. What does Mohammed ask Nuri to get for him to eat in Leros?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part III, what does the aid worker tell Nuri about the history of the island of Leros, where the refugee camp is?

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

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

4. In Part IV, what does Nadim do to Nuri that shocks Nuri?

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

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

7. In Part III, what does Nuri leave for Mohammed in the camp in Leros before he and Afra move on to Athens?

8. In Part III, why does the aid worker Neil feel awkward explaining the premises at Athens to Nuri?

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

10. In Part III, what does Nuri find hanging on a line and how does Afra respond to his bringing it back for them?

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