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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. Who did Mina try to "steal a bath" from when she was a child?
(a) Mazen.
(b) Aida.
(c) Firas.
(d) Her mother.

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

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

4. Why does Emma ask the two journalists to leave in Part III?
(a) They have upset everyone, especially Mazen.
(b) They asked for money for their interviews.
(c) They did not speak any Arabic so could not understand anything.
(d) They got very sick and were a threat to the health of the camp.

5. Why does Samaiya's family ask if Mina is a man?
(a) They knew a doctor who dressed in drag so he could visit female patients.
(b) They think she is a man in drag.
(c) They can not believe a woman would be a doctor.
(d) They trust male doctors more.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Emma see the writer talking to, as she tells it to Mina in Part I?

3. Who talks to Sumaiya and Sammy that Mazen does not like in the chapter "Avoid Getting Liver Cancer if you Can"?

4. Who is Mina's wife?

5. What does Francine say about women like Mina's mother in Part II?

(see the answer key)

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