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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Rasheed bring to share with Mina and Asma in the very beginning of Part I?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Chocolate chip cookies.

3. Who comes to the house asking about the unique feature one day that the family treats with welcome?
(a) An Israeli soldier.
(b) A druid.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) A priest.

4. Where does Pete Jones eventually do some service work after he is discharged from the army?
(a) Malawi.
(b) Syria.
(c) The Congo.
(d) Guatemala.

5. What kind of plant does Lubna encourage Mina to buy in Chicago?
(a) Hibiscus.
(b) Rosemary.
(c) Jasmine.
(d) Thyme.

6. What kind of mess does Mina think that Lesbos is when she arrives?
(a) A manageable one.
(b) A somewhat humane one.
(c) A supernatural one.
(d) A man-made one.

7. What does Sammy say happened to him in jail in Syria?
(a) He was treated well.
(b) He was tortured.
(c) He was made to so slave labor.
(d) He was given a court date.

8. Which nationality is the interpreter who works with Sammy and Sumaiya in Part III?
(a) American.
(b) Lebanese.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Dutch.

9. What event increases anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe that the narrator notes in the chapter "Every Country Gets the Refugees it Deserves"?
(a) The 2018 Hellman incident.
(b) The 2009 Barcelona bombings.
(c) The 2005 London bombings.
(d) The 2015 Paris attacks.

10. What do Mazen and Mina use as children to form their blood pact?
(a) A fork.
(b) A knife.
(c) A pin from a thistle flower.
(d) An axe.

11. What kind of medication does Mina frequently give to the patients in Part IV?
(a) Fibrilators.
(b) Linase Inhibitors.
(c) Tranquilizers.
(d) NSAIDs.

12. What was one major reason Sammy says his family had to leave Syria?
(a) Their house had been bombed.
(b) He had run out of money.
(c) He had been marked for execution.
(d) His 10-year-old daughter was being forced into marriage.

13. What does one woman Mina examines complain of in Part IV that Mina can find no cause for?
(a) Her tongue and words feeling heavy.
(b) Her hair falling out.
(c) Her hand hurting.
(d) Her eyes clouding over.

14. Who talks to Sumaiya and Sammy that Mazen does not like in the chapter "Avoid Getting Liver Cancer if you Can"?
(a) Two western journalists.
(b) The hospital administrator.
(c) Francine.
(d) The police.

15. What did Sumaiya ask Sammy to do if she did not live to cross with him and their daughters?
(a) Cremate her.
(b) Bury her body at sea.
(c) Leave her body unburied.
(d) Take her body with them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does an alleged coordinated sexual assault take place on New Year's Eve in Part IV?

2. Who does Rasheed coach the person or people he helps immigrate to Europe to imitate?

3. Who made the wings to escape from the island where the Minotaur was born?

4. What word do the journalists use to describe Sammy that upsets Mazen?

5. Who learns to adapt mannerisms and behavior to appear less threatening to American authorities in Part IV?

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