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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the unnamed writer traveling from when he first came to Lesbos?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Beirut.
(c) New York.
(d) Berlin.

2. How does Mina meet Jennifer?
(a) She is one of her professors.
(b) She is a co-worker.
(c) She is a neighbor.
(d) She is a friend of a friend.

3. What does Mina remember calling her mother at the height of her rage in Part II?
(a) A stupid woman.
(b) A waste of space.
(c) A pig.
(d) A whore.

4. What does Rania Kassem do for a living?
(a) Opthamologist.
(b) Chef.
(c) Ornithologist.
(d) Professor.

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

6. Who led the charge to cut Mina out of the family, according to Mina?
(a) Firas and Aida.
(b) Her father and Mazen.
(c) Aida and Mazen.
(d) Firas and her father.

7. Who is Mina's brother that she will be seeing soon in Part I?
(a) Frederick.
(b) Mazen.
(c) Rasheed.
(d) Elon.

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

9. Who translates for her mother in Part I?
(a) Rezi.
(b) Winnie.
(c) Asma.
(d) Hoya.

10. Where does Mina travel to help refugees in Part I?
(a) America.
(b) France.
(c) Lesbos.
(d) Poland.

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

12. 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 the question is too personal.
(b) He says he needs to write his response.
(c) He names the names of lost friends.
(d) He says he does not know.

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

14. What does the unnamed writer say heels are for him?
(a) Liberation.
(b) Oppression.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Purgatory.

15. What kind of rental car does Mina drive in Part I?
(a) A Hyundai.
(b) A Mazda.
(c) A Ford.
(d) An Opel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does GoFundMeJeff do that makes him infamous?

2. Why does Mina think the orangutan does not attack her in Part II?

3. What is one young child anxious to show his grandmother in Part I, just after they land onshore?

4. How does Mina describe the sea in "Here Comes the Boat"?

5. What does Mina buy some children in Part II?

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