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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Baptize Your Way - The Plunge).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the unnamed writer listen to when he is very depressed in Part IV?
(a) Opera.
(b) Classic rock.
(c) Punk rock.
(d) Country music.

2. What does the old woman who is 99 years old tell Mazen is the secret to her longevity?
(a) Never exercising and always moving deliberately.
(b) Looking out for herself first.
(c) Crying all the time.
(d) Eating fish every day.

3. What does Rasheed bring to share with Mina and Asma in the very beginning of Part I?
(a) Chocolate chip cookies.
(b) Tea.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Coffee.

4. Who was Mina's first romantic partner?
(a) Mira.
(b) Francine.
(c) Helen.
(d) Jennifer.

5. What kind of mess does Mina think that Lesbos is when she arrives?
(a) A man-made one.
(b) A manageable one.
(c) A somewhat humane one.
(d) A supernatural one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Mina try to "steal a bath" from when she was a child?

2. In Part II, where does Mina see the unnamed writer?

3. Which family friend of Mina's has a relative who is unfairly labeled as a terrorist in the chapter "A Terrorist by Any Other Name is Still a Terrorist"?

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

5. What was one major reason Sammy says his family had to leave Syria?

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