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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mazen do when Mina's mother reacts badly in the chapter titled "How Not to Treat Your Child After an Accident"?
(a) Shuns Mina.
(b) Loans Mina his favorite book.
(c) Moves closer to Mina to comfort her.
(d) Feeds Mina.

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

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

4. Who does Mina think Mazen's son looks most like?
(a) Their father.
(b) Mazen.
(c) Their brother Firas.
(d) Her.

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

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

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

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

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

10. What upsets Sumaiya about the journalists' questions?
(a) They ask her questions about her job.
(b) They only ask Sammy questions.
(c) They ask her questions about her children.
(d) They ask her questions that are too personal.

11. 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) Farah Lorah.
(b) Farook Morah.
(c) Rishi Fora.
(d) Lina Abdullah.

12. What is the main unique feature in the writer's father's dream house in Lebanon?
(a) An aviary.
(b) An opal in the stone.
(c) Gold gilding.
(d) A huge library.

13. What list does the unnamed writer keep on his person for a while in Part III?
(a) A list of groceries.
(b) A list of people who died in falls from planes.
(c) A list of friends he has lost.
(d) A list of books he likes.

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

15. What word do the journalists use to describe Sammy that upsets Mazen?
(a) Infidel.
(b) Angel.
(c) Hero.
(d) Crackpot.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of car does Mina end up buying in Part III?

3. What is one major symptom Sumaiya has that is a clue to her condition that Mina notices?

4. What is Morty's full name?

5. Where does Pete Jones fight for the U.S. Army?

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