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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mina's mother say to her after the car accident?
(a) She is moving out of the house.
(b) Tells Mina it was her fault.
(c) Refuses to go to the hospital.
(d) She will take her for ice cream.

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

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

4. Who does Mina tell Asma she has lost and mourned?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her wife.
(c) Her own father.
(d) Her child.

5. About how much does the Turkish mafia charge refugees for the passage of each person?
(a) $3,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $8,000.
(d) $1,000.

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

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

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

9. What kind of car does Mina end up buying in Part III?
(a) Volvo.
(b) Ford pickup.
(c) Jaguar.
(d) Maserati.

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

11. Where was a famous burial site in Iraq Mina references in Part IV?
(a) The Cave of Shanidar.
(b) The Reef of Ili.
(c) The Plain of Shani.
(d) The Valley of Riki.

12. What event changes the way Muslims and Middle Easterners are seen and treated in America according to Mina in Part IV?
(a) The Indonesian War.
(b) The Indian Ocean tsunami.
(c) The 9/11 attacks.
(d) The Franco-Russian War.

13. What does Sumaiya say she likes about Mina's appearance in Part III?
(a) Her jewelry.
(b) Her hair.
(c) Her figure.
(d) Her clothes.

14. What does Mazen say about Mina's driving skills in Part III?
(a) He says he is surprised she ever learned to drive.
(b) He says whoever taught her to drive must be a genius, because it was him.
(c) He says she is a terrible driver.
(d) He says she is a competent driver.

15. Why does Mazen admit he got so mad at the journalists in Part III?
(a) He misses his own daughter terribly.
(b) He hates journalists.
(c) He is angry all the time lately about everything.
(d) He wants to work for a newspaper himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the stranger in the chapter "How to Rob an Armenian Jewelry Store" say he is originally from?

2. Who talks to Sumaiya and Sammy that Mazen does not like in the chapter "Avoid Getting Liver Cancer if you Can"?

3. How many marines are killed in Beirut in the 1980s?

4. Where does the man who worked at the jewelry store say he and his family booked flights to get away from the police?

5. When does Mazen send Mina the first picture to try to repair their rift?

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