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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who first sees the unnamed writer in Greece?
(a) Emma.
(b) Mina's mother.
(c) Francine.
(d) Mazen.

2. Where does the ferry take the refugees from Lesbos?
(a) Athens.
(b) Berlin.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

3. How does Mina think the writer's family feels about him?
(a) They adore him.
(b) They are indifferent to him.
(c) He has no family left.
(d) The despise him.

4. What does GoFundMeJeff do that makes him infamous?
(a) Eats dinner on the beach.
(b) Ask for donations online to serve refugees, but then steals the money.
(c) Buys a boat with refugees' money.
(d) Buys a plane for himself with refugees' money.

5. Where does Mina choose her name?
(a) In Lesbos.
(b) In Berlin.
(c) In Indonesia.
(d) In London.

6. What does Mina's GPS sound like?
(a) Sting.
(b) Bugs Bunny.
(c) William Hurt.
(d) Bono.

7. Where does Francine want to live in America?
(a) New York.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) California.
(d) Chicago.

8. What does Francine specialize in?
(a) Oncoogy.
(b) Psychiatry.
(c) Gynecology.
(d) Radiology.

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

10. What does Francine once do with people on the street who ask for money in Chicago?
(a) Brings them to the library.
(b) Gives them money for college.
(c) Asks them to stay at her apartment.
(d) Buys them a plane ticket.

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

12. What does Mina suspect is wrong with Sumaiya as soon as she sees her in Part I?
(a) Lupus.
(b) Terminal cancer.
(c) Flu.
(d) Heart disease.

13. What is one young child anxious to show his grandmother in Part I, just after they land onshore?
(a) Jewels.
(b) Seashells.
(c) A dry book.
(d) A watch that still works.

14. What does the unnamed writer say when a reader asks what his biggest losses from the worst years of the AIDS crisis were?
(a) He says he needs to write his response.
(b) He says he does not know.
(c) He says the question is too personal.
(d) He names the names of lost friends.

15. Who does Mina dream about on Lesbos?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Tiresias.
(d) Icarus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the writer produce essays about in 2012 and 2013?

2. How does Mina meet Jennifer?

3. Who is one of Mina's heroes as a child?

4. Who is Mina's wife?

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

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