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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 has Afra lost on the boat journey from Turkey?
2. What does Nuri tell Mohammed about the ferry from Leros to Athens?
3. Which group banned Coca-Cola in Syria?
4. What does Nuri discover about the rules for aid workers' interactions with refugees?
5. What does Mustafa's April email to Nuri bring good news of?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part IV, what does Nadim do to Nuri that shocks Nuri?
2. In Part IV, what does Nuri finally write back to Mustafa in an email?
3. In Part IV, what does Nuri do to Nadim that haunts him later?
4. In Part IV, what story does Angeliki tell Nuri about Odysseus?
5. In Part III, what does Nuri leave for Mohammed in the camp in Leros before he and Afra move on to Athens?
6. In Part IV, why is Nuri concerned about the twin boys in the camp in Greece?
7. In Part III, why does a young aid worker tell Nuri there have been trouble in the camps lately?
8. In Part IV, what does Angeliki tell Nuri about her great sorrow?
9. In Part III, what does Nuri find hanging on a line and how does Afra respond to his bringing it back for them?
10. In Part III, why does the aid worker Neil feel awkward explaining the premises at Athens to Nuri?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
How does Nadim's music and songs affect Nuri when he is waiting in the camp in Athens? What does the music make Nuri think of? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 3
How does the process of the asylum interview in the United Kingdom, and the particular questions the interviewer asks Nuri, affect Nuri's state of mind? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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