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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What request does Asma make to Mina regarding their correspondence in Part IV?
(a) That she write more often.
(b) That she stop writing.
(c) That she only write to Asma in Arabic.
(d) That she describe her procedures as she would to any doctor.

2. What does the NGO frequently give to families in the refugee camp?
(a) Houses.
(b) Money.
(c) Gift boxes.
(d) Ferry tickets.

3. How many marines are killed in Beirut in the 1980s?
(a) 67.
(b) 123.
(c) 241.
(d) 800.

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

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

6. What does Mina want to try to convince Sumaiya to let her do early in Part III?
(a) Give Sumaiya money.
(b) Let Sumaiya borrow books.
(c) Examine Sumaiya.
(d) Cook for Sumaiya.

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

8. What is one major symptom Sumaiya has that is a clue to her condition that Mina notices?
(a) Seizures.
(b) Bleeding.
(c) Tremors.
(d) Jaundice.

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

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

11. In Part IV, who is the only one in Sumaiya's family that Mina tells the truth about Mina's condition to?
(a) Huma.
(b) Mazen.
(c) Asma.
(d) Riki.

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

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

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

15. What topic does Mina note that Francine once wrote a paper about in Part III?
(a) Impostor Syndrome.
(b) Psychosis.
(c) Outsider rage.
(d) Flightiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one of the first refugees the unnamed writer interviews in Beirut in Part IV?

2. Who does Mazen stay with when he gives up his hotel room?

3. About how much does the Turkish mafia charge refugees for the passage of each person?

4. What does Mina's mother say to her after the car accident?

5. What does Mina realize some people apply to their children's eyes to try to ward off conjunctivitis?

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