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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 did Mina's mother spend all the spare money on when Mina was a child?
(a) Food.
(b) Dresses for herself.
(c) Paints.
(d) Water.

2. Where does Rania Kassem go after leaving the camp?
(a) England.
(b) Hungary.
(c) Spain.
(d) Austria.

3. Who accompanies Mina and Jennifer on their trip to Indonesia?
(a) Mazen.
(b) Mira.
(c) Helen.
(d) Kemala.

4. Why does seeing the writer frightened and battered in Moria feel disorienting to Mina?
(a) She is used to seeing him acting in an authoritative way.
(b) She is used to seeing him solid and confident.
(c) She is used to seeing him in a restaurant.
(d) She is used to seeing him only in America.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Asma want to be when she grows up?

2. Who does Mina dream about on Lesbos?

3. What does the unnamed writer say heels are for him?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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