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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. Where does Mina eventually go to college?
(a) Darthmouth.
(b) Stanford.
(c) Yale.
(d) Harvard.

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

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

4. Who is Mina's wife?
(a) Emma.
(b) Francine.
(c) Winnie.
(d) Harper.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What classification of his work does the unnamed writer say embarrasses him?

3. What significant event does Mina miss by being in Lesbos in Part I?

4. Where did Mina's father used to take the family on trips to?

5. Who did smugglers buy a lot of wooden boats from before Emma arrived?

(see the answer key)

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