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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (You Almost Ran Into Me - One Hospital is Much Like Another).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Mina's father used to take the family on trips to?
(a) Baath.
(b) Damascus.
(c) Deir ez-Zor.
(d) Homs.

2. Who was Mina's first romantic partner?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Mira.
(c) Francine.
(d) Helen.

3. What does Asma want to be when she grows up?
(a) A chef.
(b) A translator.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A doctor.

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

5. 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"?
(a) She has a chance to marry and have children.
(b) It is too dangerous for her personal safety to stay.
(c) She is sick.
(d) Her brother is sponsoring her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of mess does Mina think that Lesbos is when she arrives?

2. What was Mina's birth name?

3. Who did Mina try to "steal a bath" from when she was a child?

4. What is one of the first things Mina and the others help Sumaiya and her family do?

5. What do the journalists say that makes Mazen really lose his temper?

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