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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (You Almost Ran Into Me - One Hospital is Much Like Another).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Mina try to "steal a bath" from when she was a child?
(a) Aida.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Firas.
(d) Mazen.

2. Who talks to Sumaiya and Sammy that Mazen does not like in the chapter "Avoid Getting Liver Cancer if you Can"?
(a) The police.
(b) The hospital administrator.
(c) Francine.
(d) Two western journalists.

3. What significant event does Mina miss by being in Lesbos in Part I?
(a) Her thirtieth wedding anniversary.
(b) Her mother's funeral.
(c) Her son's tenth birthday.
(d) Her niece's baptism.

4. What does Rania Kassem do for a living?
(a) Chef.
(b) Opthamologist.
(c) Professor.
(d) Ornithologist.

5. Who calls the unnamed writer "sister"?
(a) Celso.
(b) Mina.
(c) Mira.
(d) Helen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emma tell Mina some of the younger volunteers do with refugees that shocks Mina?

2. Who does Emma see the writer talking to, as she tells it to Mina in Part I?

3. What topic does Mina note that Francine once wrote a paper about in Part III?

4. What group of volunteers is one of the most effective on the island in Part I?

5. What is one major symptom Sumaiya has that is a clue to her condition that Mina notices?

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