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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Emma see the writer talking to, as she tells it to Mina in Part I?
(a) Nickolaos.
(b) A child.
(c) Mazen.
(d) A policeman.

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

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

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

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

6. What does Francine specialize in?
(a) Oncoogy.
(b) Psychiatry.
(c) Radiology.
(d) Gynecology.

7. What is one young child anxious to show his grandmother in Part I, just after they land onshore?
(a) Jewels.
(b) Seashells.
(c) A dry book.
(d) A watch that still works.

8. Who accompanies Mina and Jennifer on their trip to Indonesia?
(a) Mazen.
(b) Helen.
(c) Mira.
(d) Kemala.

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

10. Who suggests that Mina write her story about working with refugees?
(a) Emma.
(b) Francine.
(c) The unnamed writer.
(d) Mazen.

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

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

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

14. Which country became home to the largest number of Syrian refugees?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) Lebanon.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Mina travel to help refugees in Part I?

3. 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"?

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

5. What kind of rental car does Mina drive in Part I?

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