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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. What does Francine once do with people on the street who ask for money in Chicago?
(a) Asks them to stay at her apartment.
(b) Buys them a plane ticket.
(c) Brings them to the library.
(d) Gives them money for college.

2. Who did smugglers buy a lot of wooden boats from before Emma arrived?
(a) The coast guard.
(b) The Germans.
(c) Turkish fishermen.
(d) The Americans.

3. Where did Mina and Mazen first meet after her estrangement from the family?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Wales.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Venice.

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

5. What does Francine say about women like Mina's mother in Part II?
(a) They are there to support men.
(b) They are to be pitied.
(c) They should not have children.
(d) They are ahead of their time.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Rania Kassem finally begin to find herself again after losing her way?

2. Who is one of Mina's heroes as a child?

3. What does Mina do for a living?

4. What does GoFundMeJeff do that makes him infamous?

5. What did the writer produce essays about in 2012 and 2013?

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