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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of rental car does Emma drive in Part II?
(a) Subaru.
(b) Mazda.
(c) Honda.
(d) Hyundai.

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

4. What does Mina do for a living?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Doctor.

5. Who is Mina's wife?
(a) Emma.
(b) Winnie.
(c) Harper.
(d) Francine.

6. What does Emma tell Mina some of the younger volunteers do with refugees that shocks Mina?
(a) Have sex with them.
(b) Take selfies with them.
(c) Ask them for money.
(d) Eat with them.

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

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

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

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

11. Who does Emma see the writer talking to, as she tells it to Mina in Part I?
(a) Mazen.
(b) A policeman.
(c) A child.
(d) Nickolaos.

12. What does Francine remind Mina she is in Lesbos to do at the very end of Part II?
(a) Eat well.
(b) Go to church.
(c) Help refugees, not hang out with Emma.
(d) Find herself.

13. What does Francine say about women like Mina's mother in Part II?
(a) They are to be pitied.
(b) They are ahead of their time.
(c) They should not have children.
(d) They are there to support men.

14. Who is Emma romantically partnered with in Part I?
(a) Skelly.
(b) Mazen.
(c) Sam.
(d) Rodrigo.

15. How old is the unnamed writer when he tries on a dress for the first time?
(a) 9.
(b) 45.
(c) 21.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rania Kassem go after leaving the camp?

2. What group of volunteers is one of the most effective on the island in Part I?

3. What does Rania Kassem do for a living?

4. What is one of the first things volunteers give the refugees?

5. Who was Mina's first romantic partner?

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