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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 is Mina's brother that she will be seeing soon in Part I?
(a) Elon.
(b) Frederick.
(c) Mazen.
(d) Rasheed.

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

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

4. What does Rania Kassem do for a living?
(a) Professor.
(b) Ornithologist.
(c) Chef.
(d) Opthamologist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Mina born?

2. Where does Mina recall meeting the writer unofficially some years earlier?

3. Where did Mina's mother come to as a young country girl in Part II?

4. What does Francine remind Mina she is in Lesbos to do at the very end of Part II?

5. What does a young blonde volunteer scream at on the beach in Part II?

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