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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 Mustafa say he will tell Nuri about when he finally sees him in England?
2. What is the name of Syria's national anthem?
3. What does Nuri's father say when Nuri tells him he does not want to work in his shop?
4. What does Nuri ask the doctor for?
5. What is the smuggler's name who introduces Nuri and Afra to the second smuggler who will eventually get them out of the United Kingdom?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part IV, what does Lucy Fisher tell Nuri after seeing his face when he comes out of his asylum interview?
2. Why do people laugh at Nuri when he tells them he wants to make his way to England in Part IV?
3. What kind of deal do Nuri and Afra make with the smuggler in Athens?
4. In Part IV, what does Afra tell the doctor about her concerns about Nuri?
5. In Part III, why does a young aid worker tell Nuri there have been trouble in the camps lately?
6. In Part III, why does the aid worker Neil feel awkward explaining the premises at Athens to Nuri?
7. In Part IV, what story does Angeliki tell Nuri about Odysseus?
8. In Part III, what does the Moroccan man tell Diomande is the problem with his story?
9. In Part IV, what does Nuri do to Nadim that haunts him later?
10. 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?
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
Why does Nuri need the illusion of Mohammed, and when does it become clear that Mohammed is a creation of Nuri's imagination? Write an essay explaining your answer.
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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