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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. In Part II, where does Mina see the unnamed writer?
(a) Moria.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Rome.

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

5. 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.

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

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

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

9. What does Mina buy some children in Part II?
(a) Chocolate bars.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Pasta.
(d) Ham sandwiches.

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

11. How did Mina think her mother felt about her father?
(a) She worshiped him.
(b) She disliked him.
(c) She tolerated him.
(d) She was indifferent to him.

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

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

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

15. Where did Mina's father often hunt?
(a) Dei-ez-Zor.
(b) Homs.
(c) Damascus.
(d) Angkor Waat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one of Mina's brothers?

2. Where does Mina choose her name?

3. Who asks Mina to come work with refugees in Part I?

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

5. How does Mina meet Jennifer?

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