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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first sentence Mina writes in her correspondence to Mazen to help repair their relationship in Part III?
(a) All my love always.
(b) I need you.
(c) I forgive you and hope you forgive me.
(d) I have never stopped missing you.

2. Which mythical figure flew too close to the sun and ended up dying?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Fios.
(c) Icarus.
(d) Winlet.

3. Where does Pete Jones fight for the U.S. Army?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Sicily.
(c) The Congo.
(d) Russia.

4. What kind of shipping container does Mina meet patients in in Part IV?
(a) A Gooti.
(b) An Isobox.
(c) A Reley.
(d) A Bimo.

5. When does Mazen send Mina the first picture to try to repair their rift?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1995.
(d) 2000.

6. What kind of mess does Mina think Lesbos becomes shortly after she leaves?
(a) An inhumane one.
(b) An unalterable one.
(c) A man-made one.
(d) A supernatural one.

7. What is Morty's full name?
(a) Morton Henry.
(b) Mortonson James.
(c) Mortadda Mohammad Abdullah.
(d) Fabrila Mortonson.

8. What eventually destroys the writer's father's dream house?
(a) A tank.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A shell from an American ship.
(d) A tsunami.

9. What kind of car did Mina want to buy?
(a) A Jaguar.
(b) A Corvette.
(c) A Toyota.
(d) A Maserati.

10. What does Mina realize some people apply to their children's eyes to try to ward off conjunctivitis?
(a) Thyme.
(b) Rosemary.
(c) Sage.
(d) Kohl.

11. What does the old woman in Part IV from Deir ez-Zor tell Mazen?
(a) He seems kind.
(b) He seems stupid.
(c) He seems smart.
(d) He seems friendly.

12. Who made the wings to escape from the island where the Minotaur was born?
(a) Daedalus.
(b) Pasiphae.
(c) Minos.
(d) Roman.

13. Who does Mazen stay with when he gives up his hotel room?
(a) Riki.
(b) Emma.
(c) Mina.
(d) Rasheed.

14. About how much does the Turkish mafia charge refugees for the passage of each person?
(a) $3,000.
(b) $8,000.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $5,000.

15. What piece of jewelry does Mina not have as a child but end up buying for herself as an adult?
(a) A promise bracelet.
(b) A gilded headband.
(c) A wedding ring.
(d) A necklace that is a charm against the so-called "evil eye."

Short Answer Questions

1. What upsets Sumaiya about the journalists' questions?

2. Who comes to the house asking about the unique feature one day that the family treats with welcome?

3. What does Mina want to try to convince Sumaiya to let her do early in Part III?

4. What list does the unnamed writer keep on his person for a while in Part III?

5. What is the main unique feature in the writer's father's dream house in Lebanon?

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