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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. How old is the unnamed writer when he tries on a dress for the first time?
(a) 30.
(b) 45.
(c) 9.
(d) 21.

2. In Part II, where does Mina see the unnamed writer?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Moria.
(d) Rome.

3. What does Mina buy some children in Part II?
(a) Pasta.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Ham sandwiches.
(d) Chocolate bars.

4. Where did Mina's mother come to as a young country girl in Part II?
(a) New York.
(b) Beirut.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Lesbos.

5. 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 says he does not know.
(b) He names the names of lost friends.
(c) He says the question is too personal.
(d) He says he needs to write his response.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mina think the writer's family feels about him?

2. What does GoFundMeJeff do that makes him infamous?

3. What group of volunteers is one of the most effective on the island in Part I?

4. What kind of rental car does Emma drive in Part II?

5. What does Rania Kassem do for a living?

(see the answer key)

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