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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is a favorite "surgeon" joke of Mina's?
(a) Her scalpel skills are better than her writing skills.
(b) Laughing gas is very funny.
(c) The knife is mightier than the pen.
(d) No one would dare insult her because they knew she would cut them up.

3. What was one of the unnamed writer's favorite books from his youth?
(a) The Carpetbagger.
(b) The Borrowers.
(c) War and Peace.
(d) The Catcher in the Rye.

4. What happens to Morty in the chapter titled "A Terrorist by Any Other Name is Still a Terrorist"?
(a) He dies and his wheelchair goes out of control.
(b) He wins the lottery.
(c) He gets deported right before he dies.
(d) He loses all his benefits.

5. Which family friend of Mina's has a relative who is unfairly labeled as a terrorist in the chapter "A Terrorist by Any Other Name is Still a Terrorist"?
(a) Farook Morah.
(b) Farah Lorah.
(c) Rishi Fora.
(d) Lina Abdullah.

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

7. Where does the unnamed writer find out that not a single refugee wants to immigrate?
(a) Spain.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) The United States.

8. Where do Samaiya and her family move to in Part IV?
(a) Calais.
(b) Athens.
(c) Richin.
(d) Kara Tepe.

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

10. Who did Mina try to "steal a bath" from when she was a child?
(a) Mazen.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Firas.
(d) Aida.

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

12. In Part IV, what does the old woman steal from a young volunteer?
(a) Her car keys.
(b) Her wallet.
(c) Her cell phone.
(d) Her entire purse and its contents.

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

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

15. How is Pete Jones injured in war?
(a) He loses part of one leg.
(b) He loses an arm.
(c) He loses three fingers on his right hand.
(d) He loses an eye.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mina wait for in the hotel in the chapter titled "How to Rob an Armenian Jewelry Store"?

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

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

4. What does Mazen say about Mina's driving skills in Part III?

5. What smell does the unnamed writer's father say he can smell inexplicably close to his death?

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