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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. Who does Emma see the writer talking to, as she tells it to Mina in Part I?
(a) A policeman.
(b) Mazen.
(c) A child.
(d) Nickolaos.

2. Who accompanies Mina and Jennifer on their trip to Indonesia?
(a) Mira.
(b) Mazen.
(c) Helen.
(d) Kemala.

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

4. What did Mina's mother spend all the spare money on when Mina was a child?
(a) Paints.
(b) Food.
(c) Water.
(d) Dresses for herself.

5. How old is the unnamed writer when he tries on a dress for the first time?
(a) 45.
(b) 9.
(c) 30.
(d) 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does a friend of Rania Kassem's insist she leave the camp in the end of the section titled "How to Become a Westerner"?

2. What is one of the first things volunteers give the refugees?

3. Who taught Mina how to drive originally?

4. What does Mina remember about going hunting with her father?

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

(see the answer key)

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