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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 does an aid worker tell Nuri to go to try to find a way out of Athens in Part IV?
2. Who is Nuri particularly worried about in the camp at Athens when he sees the man who plays the instrument with them in Part III?
3. What does Nuri notice Afra playing with on Leros?
4. In Leros, what times are the gates to the refugee area locked at night?
5. When does the doctor ask Nuri to come see him again?
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, how does Afra say she is able to keep drawing even though she is blind?
3. In Part III, what does Nuri overhear a man in the camp telling his young daughter?
4. In Part III, what does Nuri find hanging on a line and how does Afra respond to his bringing it back for them?
5. In Part IV, what does Nadim do to Nuri that shocks Nuri?
6. What does Nuri remember about his father's reaction to him not wanting to work in his father's store?
7. In Part IV, what are some of the things the asylum interviewer asks Nuri that agitate him?
8. In Part IV, what does Angeliki tell Nuri about her great sorrow?
9. In Part IV, what does Afra tell the doctor about her concerns about Nuri?
10. In Part III, what does the Moroccan man tell Diomande is the problem with his story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What do you think are some of the reasons Nuri is initially attracted to bees and beekeeping in Syria? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How does Nuri Ibrahim remember his own relationships with his mother and father? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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