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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Mina's birth name?
(a) Ayman.
(b) Hazen.
(c) Firas.
(d) Henry.

2. What does one woman decorate her pantry with who the writer speaks with?
(a) Thread.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Paper.
(d) Sequins.

3. Who is one of Mina's heroes as a child?
(a) Lady Gaga.
(b) Marilyn Monroe.
(c) Jane Fonda.
(d) Mrs. Peele.

4. Who taught Mina how to drive originally?
(a) Mazen.
(b) Her mother.
(c) An instructor.
(d) Her father.

5. Where did Mina and Mazen first meet after her estrangement from the family?
(a) Venice.
(b) Wales.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Barcelona.

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

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

8. Where is the unnamed writer when he tries on a dress for the first time?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Rio di Janeiro.
(d) Paris.

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

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

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

12. What did Mina's mother spend all the spare money on when Mina was a child?
(a) Food.
(b) Paints.
(c) Dresses for herself.
(d) Water.

13. What is one of the first things volunteers give the refugees?
(a) Painkillers.
(b) Money.
(c) Foil blankets.
(d) Books.

14. What does Asma want to be when she grows up?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A chef.
(d) A translator.

15. 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 names the names of lost friends.
(d) He says the question is too personal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What significant event does Mina miss by being in Lesbos in Part I?

2. Who is Mina's brother that she will be seeing soon in Part I?

3. Who does Mina dream about on Lesbos?

4. Where does Francine want to live in America?

5. What does Emma tell Mina some of the younger volunteers do with refugees that shocks Mina?

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