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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 name do the twin boys know Nadim by?
2. In Leros, what times are the gates to the refugee area locked at night?
3. How does Nuri get Mohammed through the screenings in Greece?
4. How does Nuri access his emails for the first time on Leros?
5. In Athens, what does Nuri think is a gun or bomb flash when he first arrives with Afra?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part IV, what does Nuri finally write back to Mustafa in an email?
2. In Part III, what does Nuri leave for Mohammed in the camp in Leros before he and Afra move on to Athens?
3. What does Nuri remember about his father's reaction to him not wanting to work in his father's store?
4. In Part III, why does the aid worker Neil feel awkward explaining the premises at Athens to Nuri?
5. In Part III, what does Nuri write to Mustafa to say has brought him joy to hear?
6. In Part IV, what does the doctor tell Afra about her eyesight that shocks her and Nuri?
7. In Part IV, what story does Angeliki tell Nuri about Odysseus?
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. What kind of deal do Nuri and Afra make with the smuggler in Athens?
10. In Part IV, what are some of the things the asylum interviewer asks Nuri that agitate him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Afra Ibrahim's art is so special and moving to people, even the pieces she does after she loses her eyesight? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think Nuri is so unwilling to admit that he might be suffering from the effects of the trauma of the loss, violence, and grief he has experienced and witnessed? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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