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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What event increases anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe that the narrator notes in the chapter "Every Country Gets the Refugees it Deserves"?
(a) The 2005 London bombings.
(b) The 2018 Hellman incident.
(c) The 2009 Barcelona bombings.
(d) The 2015 Paris attacks.

6. What was one major reason Sammy says his family had to leave Syria?
(a) He had been marked for execution.
(b) Their house had been bombed.
(c) He had run out of money.
(d) His 10-year-old daughter was being forced into marriage.

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

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

9. What work does Mazen do?
(a) Financial management.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Writing.
(d) Medicine.

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

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) Lina Abdullah.
(c) Farook Morah.
(d) Rishi Fora.

12. Where does the man who worked at the jewelry store say he and his family booked flights to get away from the police?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) London.
(d) Barcelona.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of mess does Mina think that Lesbos is when she arrives?

2. What kind of medication does Mina frequently give to the patients in Part IV?

3. What does Rasheed bring to share with Mina and Asma in the very beginning of Part I?

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

5. What request does Asma make to Mina regarding their correspondence in Part IV?

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