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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. Why does the doctor refuse to see Nuri in Part II?
2. What is the name of Afra's and Nuri's son?
3. How old was Firas in Part I?
4. How old was Mustafa when his mother died?
5. Where do Afra and Nuri set up a stall at the market on Sundays to sell Afra's art?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part II, why is it so hard for Nuri to see that he can still make Afra a little bit happy?
2. Why does it take Nuri so long to leave Aleppo after the violence begins there?
3. What does Nuri do for work temporarily while he is in Turkey waiting to move on?
4. What does Lucy Fisher tell Nuri about preparing for his asylum interview?
5. In Part II, what does the man from Morocco bring for Nuri to cheer him up?
6. What does Nuri attribute Mustafa's choice to send Dahab and Aya away from Syria so early to?
7. In Part II, what does Mustafa tell Nuri has been complicated about his own journey out of Syria on his way to England?
8. What does the Moroccan man at the bed and breakfast routinely hold and swing from his hands that Nuri notices?
9. When does Mustafa finally decide it is time to leave Syria?
10. What does the smuggler tell everyone in Part II to do as they cross the sea?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Think about the content of Lefteri's Author's Note. How did the author use her own experiences in writing this book? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Consider this sentence from Part V, relating to Nuri's feelings about Afra: "Inside the person you know, there is a person you do not know" (291). Write an essay explaining what you think Lefteri means with this statement.
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