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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is one of Mina's brothers?
(a) Sam.
(b) Henry.
(c) Razul.
(d) Firas.

2. Who asks Mina to come work with refugees in Part I?
(a) Harper.
(b) Winnie.
(c) Francine.
(d) Emma.

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

4. What significant event does Mina miss by being in Lesbos in Part I?
(a) Her mother's funeral.
(b) Her niece's baptism.
(c) Her son's tenth birthday.
(d) Her thirtieth wedding anniversary.

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

6. Where does the ferry take the refugees from Lesbos?
(a) Paris.
(b) Berlin.
(c) London.
(d) Athens.

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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) Ask for donations online to serve refugees, but then steals the money.
(d) Eats dinner on the beach.

13. What does Mina suspect is wrong with Sumaiya as soon as she sees her in Part I?
(a) Flu.
(b) Terminal cancer.
(c) Lupus.
(d) Heart disease.

14. What does a young blonde volunteer scream at on the beach in Part II?
(a) A gun.
(b) A crab.
(c) A rainbow.
(d) A shark.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Mina born?

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

3. Who did smugglers buy a lot of wooden boats from before Emma arrived?

4. What did the writer produce essays about in 2012 and 2013?

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

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