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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mina wait for in the hotel in the chapter titled "How to Rob an Armenian Jewelry Store"?
(a) Rasheed.
(b) Hazem.
(c) Emma.
(d) Myron.

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

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

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

5. Who learns to adapt mannerisms and behavior to appear less threatening to American authorities in Part IV?
(a) Hari.
(b) The unnamed writer.
(c) Mina.
(d) Emma.

6. What does the unnamed writer listen to when he is very depressed in Part IV?
(a) Country music.
(b) Opera.
(c) Punk rock.
(d) Classic rock.

7. What does the unnamed writer's father put in the dream house he builds?
(a) An ounce of gold.
(b) A written blessing between the first two bricks.
(c) A piece of lace from his own christening suit.
(d) A book he loves between two bricks.

8. What smell does the unnamed writer's father say he can smell inexplicably close to his death?
(a) Cardamom.
(b) Tumeric.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Humus.

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

10. Why does Mazen give up his hotel room in Part IV?
(a) For people running an animal shelter.
(b) For a group of young children.
(c) For a sick woman.
(d) For a refugee couple on their honeymoon.

11. How does Mina meet Pete Jones?
(a) He is a former student.
(b) He is a former colleague.
(c) He is her neighbor.
(d) He is Francine's cousin.

12. What do the journalists say that makes Mazen really lose his temper?
(a) Not all refugees really love their daughters.
(b) Sammy never really had to leave his home country.
(c) Mazen looks dirty.
(d) Refugees can find other ways to make money besides sex work.

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

14. Where does the stranger in the chapter "How to Rob an Armenian Jewelry Store" say he is originally from?
(a) Greece.
(b) Syria.
(c) Lebanon.
(d) Spain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Emma ask the two journalists to leave in Part III?

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

3. What does Mazen do when Mina's mother reacts badly in the chapter titled "How Not to Treat Your Child After an Accident"?

4. Where does the writer visit Asma in Part IV, long after meeting her on Lesbos?

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"?

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