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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 is one of the first things volunteers give the refugees?
(a) Money.
(b) Books.
(c) Foil blankets.
(d) Painkillers.

2. What skill does Mina have that makes her particularly valuable in dealing with refugees?
(a) She is good at calming people down.
(b) She speaks Arabic.
(c) She can count money.
(d) She can cook very well.

3. Where did Mina's father used to take the family on trips to?
(a) Baath.
(b) Deir ez-Zor.
(c) Damascus.
(d) Homs.

4. What does a young blonde volunteer scream at on the beach in Part II?
(a) A shark.
(b) A crab.
(c) A gun.
(d) A rainbow.

5. What does Mina remember about going hunting with her father?
(a) She loved hunting.
(b) She never went hunting with her father.
(c) She hated hunting.
(d) She almost accidentally shot him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the unnamed writer when he tries on a dress for the first time?

2. Who taught Mina how to drive originally?

3. Where does Mina eventually go to college?

4. What does Rania Kassem do for a living?

5. How does Mina meet Jennifer?

(see the answer key)

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