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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 the camp at Athens who has leaking breasts and seems confused?
(a) Angeliki.
(b) Aya.
(c) Dahab.
(d) Rona.

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

3. What food does Nuri find and cook for hemself and Afra in Part III in Leros?
(a) A chicken.
(b) A sea bass.
(c) A whole octopus.
(d) A side of lamb.

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

5. What does Nuri think Sami would have done for Mohammed if Sami had lived to take the journey with them?
(a) Tell stories.
(b) Sung songs and played his guitar.
(c) Shared clothes.
(d) Shared food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nuri tell Mustafa in an email from Leros he hopes he and Afra will be leaving for soon?

2. What does Nuri ask the doctor for?

3. Who helps Nuri take care of his wound in Part IV?

4. What does Nuri get at the old asylum building in Part III?

5. Where does Angeliki tell Nuri she is from?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part III, what does Nuri write to Mustafa to say has brought him joy to hear?

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

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

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

5. What does Nuri remember about his father's reaction to him not wanting to work in his father's store?

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

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

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

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

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

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