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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 one woman decorate her pantry with who the writer speaks with?
(a) Sequins.
(b) Thread.
(c) Paper.
(d) Flowers.

2. What skill does Mina have that makes her particularly valuable in dealing with refugees?
(a) She is good at calming people down.
(b) She can cook very well.
(c) She can count money.
(d) She speaks Arabic.

3. Why did both Mina and the writer leave home at first?
(a) To follow a lover.
(b) To make their parents happy.
(c) To get an education.
(d) Because of war.

4. What does GoFundMeJeff do that makes him infamous?
(a) Eats dinner on the beach.
(b) Buys a boat with refugees' money.
(c) Buys a plane for himself with refugees' money.
(d) Ask for donations online to serve refugees, but then steals the money.

5. What does Mina remember about going hunting with her father?
(a) She loved hunting.
(b) She never went hunting with her father.
(c) She hated hunting.
(d) She almost accidentally shot him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Mina dream about on Lesbos?

3. Why does a friend of Rania Kassem's insist she leave the camp in the end of the section titled "How to Become a Westerner"?

4. What does Emma tell Mina some of the younger volunteers do with refugees that shocks Mina?

5. Where does Rania Kassem go after leaving the camp?

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