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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 the unnamed writer say when a reader asks what his biggest losses from the worst years of the AIDS crisis were?
(a) He names the names of lost friends.
(b) He says he needs to write his response.
(c) He says he does not know.
(d) He says the question is too personal.

2. Who is one of Mina's brothers?
(a) Firas.
(b) Razul.
(c) Sam.
(d) Henry.

3. How does Mina describe the sea in "Here Comes the Boat"?
(a) As being red-tinged.
(b) As being gentle.
(c) As being blanketed in gray.
(d) As being rough.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mina suspect is wrong with Sumaiya as soon as she sees her in Part I?

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

3. Where did Mina and Mazen first meet after her estrangement from the family?

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

5. What skill does Mina have that makes her particularly valuable in dealing with refugees?

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