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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 group of volunteers is one of the most effective on the island in Part I?
(a) The young Spanish lifeguards.
(b) The Americorps volunteers.
(c) The older Peace Corps volunteers.
(d) The Greek Coast Guard.

2. What did the writer produce essays about in 2012 and 2013?
(a) Hotels.
(b) Syrian refugees.
(c) Language barriers.
(d) Hippos.

3. Where does Mina recall meeting the writer unofficially some years earlier?
(a) At a reading in Boystown.
(b) At a dinner in Berlin.
(c) At a service project in Hines.
(d) At a class in Chciago.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mina remember calling her mother at the height of her rage in Part II?

2. In Part II, where does Mina see the unnamed writer?

3. Where was Mina born?

4. Who is Mina's wife?

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

(see the answer key)

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