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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Part II, where does Mustafa say he has been fingerprinted and scanned as he waits to make his next travel plan?
2. What is Diomande's favorite food that he tells Nuri his mother used to make?
3. What does Nuri think he hears as he waits in the doctor's office in Part II?
4. Why do Nuri and Afra keep going on their journey from Syria until they reach the United Kingdom?
5. What is Nuri waiting for to take Afra to the doctor in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Nuri find in the garden of the bed and breakfast that he is delighted with?
2. Who does Nuri begin to see appearing in the garden of the bed and breakfast in Part I and why is this so extraordinary?
3. What does Mustafa routinely threaten his young son Firas with in Part I?
4. In Part I, what do the two soldiers Nuri meets on the street in Aleppo try to make him do?
5. Who first sparks Nuri's interest in beekeeping, and what is that person's own history with beekeeping?
6. How does Nuri describe how Afra was before the war?
7. 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?
8. What is strange about Nuri's sleeping habits at the bed and breakfast?
9. What does Mustafa determine as the cause of death of his son, Firas?
10. What does Nuri attribute Mustafa's choice to send Dahab and Aya away from Syria so early to?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring the symbolism and multiple meanings behind keys throughout the novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What does Angeliki's behavior, stories, and demeanor reveal about her life experiences and her time in the refugee camps? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
How does Nuri feel about Diomande, one of the other asylum-seekers staying at the bed and breakfast in England? What are some of the similarities and differences between Diomande's story and Nuri's story? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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