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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (My Mother and the Can Opener - Trans Tiresias and the Great Goddesses).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mina recall meeting the writer unofficially some years earlier?
(a) At a reading in Boystown.
(b) At a dinner in Berlin.
(c) At a class in Chciago.
(d) At a service project in Hines.

2. How does Mina describe the sea in "Here Comes the Boat"?
(a) As being blanketed in gray.
(b) As being red-tinged.
(c) As being rough.
(d) As being gentle.

3. What classification of his work does the unnamed writer say embarrasses him?
(a) Literary winner.
(b) History.
(c) Non-fiction.
(d) Literature.

4. What does Mina remember calling her mother at the height of her rage in Part II?
(a) A waste of space.
(b) A whore.
(c) A stupid woman.
(d) A pig.

5. What does Emma tell Mina some of the younger volunteers do with refugees that shocks Mina?
(a) Have sex with them.
(b) Take selfies with them.
(c) Eat with them.
(d) Ask them for money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one of Mina's brothers?

2. What does Mina suspect is wrong with Sumaiya as soon as she sees her in Part I?

3. Who is Emma romantically partnered with in Part I?

4. What kind of rental car does Mina drive in Part I?

5. Where does Mina travel to help refugees in Part I?

(see the answer key)

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