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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mina think the orangutan does not attack her in Part II?
(a) It is smart and knows Mina will not hurt it.
(b) Mina feeds it.
(c) It smells her nice smell.
(d) It can tell she is a woman.

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

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

4. Who is the Palestinian who asks Mina to help him in Part I?
(a) Rasheed.
(b) Mazen.
(c) Robart.
(d) Sam.

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

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

7. What happens to Rania Kassem's husband?
(a) He is taken by the Syrian authorities and never returns.
(b) He joins Daesh.
(c) He drowns trying to cross into Europe.
(d) He flees to America.

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

9. Where did Mina's mother come to as a young country girl in Part II?
(a) Lesbos.
(b) New York.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Beirut.

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

11. What skill does Mina have that makes her particularly valuable in dealing with refugees?
(a) She speaks Arabic.
(b) She can cook very well.
(c) She is good at calming people down.
(d) She can count money.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests that Mina write her story about working with refugees?

2. What does Asma want to be when she grows up?

3. What does Mina remember calling her mother at the height of her rage in Part II?

4. Where does Mina choose her name?

5. How did Mina think her mother felt about her father?

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