2. Where was a famous burial site in Iraq Mina references in Part IV?
(a) The Reef of Ili.
(b) The Valley of Riki.
(c) The Plain of Shani.
(d) The Cave of Shanidar.

3. 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) Her brother is sponsoring her.
(c) She is sick.
(d) It is too dangerous for her personal safety to stay.

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

5. Which country became home to the largest number of Syrian refugees?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Lebanon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which family friend of Mina's has a relative who is unfairly labeled as a terrorist in the chapter "A Terrorist by Any Other Name is Still a Terrorist"?

2. What request does Asma make to Mina regarding their correspondence in Part IV?

3. What smell does the unnamed writer's father say he can smell inexplicably close to his death?

4. What was Mina's birth name?

5. What does the NGO frequently give to families in the refugee camp?

(see the answer key)

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