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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. What does Hazim tell Diomande about his asylum interview?
2. What does Nuri's father say when Nuri tells him he does not want to work in his shop?
3. In Leros, what times are the gates to the refugee area locked at night?
4. How does Nuri access his emails for the first time on Leros?
5. What instrument does the man in the camp at Athens play so well?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part IV, what does Nuri do to Nadim that haunts him later?
2. In Part III, what does Angeliki tell Nuri about her condition and circumstances?
3. In Part III, why does a young aid worker tell Nuri there have been trouble in the camps lately?
4. Why do people laugh at Nuri when he tells them he wants to make his way to England in Part IV?
5. In Part IV, what does Nadim do to Nuri that shocks Nuri?
6. In Part III, what does the Moroccan man tell Diomande is the problem with his story?
7. In Part IV, what does Angeliki tell Nuri about her great sorrow?
8. In Part III, what does the aid worker tell Nuri about the history of the island of Leros, where the refugee camp is?
9. In Part III, what does Nuri go to some trouble to find and buy for Mohammed, even though he has not seen Mohammed for a while?
10. In Part IV, what story does Angeliki tell Nuri about Odysseus?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How would you describe Mustafa's character and nature, as the reader understands it through Nuri's eyes? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
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 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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