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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. Where in Syria is Nuri from?

2. In Part II, what do the refugees wrap Mohammed in after he falls off the boat?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Nuri remember he and Afra doing every Saturday?

4. What is the name of Afra's and Nuri's son?

5. What do Diomande and Hazim play in the B and B in the evening in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part II, what does the man from Morocco bring for Nuri to cheer him up?

2. Why does it take Nuri so long to leave Aleppo after the violence begins there?

3. What does Nuri attribute Mustafa's choice to send Dahab and Aya away from Syria so early to?

4. In Part I, what do the two soldiers Nuri meets on the street in Aleppo try to make him do?

5. What does Nuri occasionally bring Afra in an effort to keep the emotional connection between them?

6. What is Nuri's impression of the English social worker, Lucy Fisher?

7. What does Lucy Fisher tell Nuri about preparing for his asylum interview?

8. In Part II, why is it so hard for Nuri to see that he can still make Afra a little bit happy?

9. What does the smuggler tell everyone in Part II to do as they cross the sea?

10. Who first sparks Nuri's interest in beekeeping, and what is that person's own history with beekeeping?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What parallels can you draw between the wingless bee in the garden of the bed and breakfast in England and Nuri? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Who are some of the victims, and what are some of the circumstances behind instances of sexual assault and exploitation throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

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