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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Round and Round - The Family).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What significant event does Mina miss by being in Lesbos in Part I?
(a) Her son's tenth birthday.
(b) Her niece's baptism.
(c) Her mother's funeral.
(d) Her thirtieth wedding anniversary.

2. What is one of the first things Mina and the others help Sumaiya and her family do?
(a) Register with the police.
(b) Cook food.
(c) Get a hotel.
(d) Open a bank account.

3. Where was the unnamed writer traveling from when he first came to Lesbos?
(a) Beirut.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Berlin.
(d) New York.

4. What is one young child anxious to show his grandmother in Part I, just after they land onshore?
(a) Jewels.
(b) A watch that still works.
(c) Seashells.
(d) A dry book.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mina describe the sea in "Here Comes the Boat"?

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

3. Who first sees the unnamed writer in Greece?

4. Where did Mina's father often hunt?

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

(see the answer key)

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