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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Rasheed help immigrate to Europe in the chapter titled "But How Butch Are You"?
(a) Sumaiya.
(b) A gay male couple from Iraq.
(c) Sammy.
(d) Mazen.

2. What does Rasheed bring to share with Mina and Asma in the very beginning of Part I?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Chocolate chip cookies.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Tea.

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

4. What is Morty's full name?
(a) Mortonson James.
(b) Mortadda Mohammad Abdullah.
(c) Morton Henry.
(d) Fabrila Mortonson.

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

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

7. Who expedites the application of Sumaiya's family for asylum?
(a) Riki.
(b) Rasheed.
(c) Mazen.
(d) Emma.

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

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

10. What does the unnamed writer want to know from Nikolaos about a mass drowning incident his ancestors were involved in?
(a) How many people died.
(b) What songs the Turks played while many Greeks were drowning.
(c) Who was the Turkish Prime minister back then.
(d) How many trees were killed during the incident.

11. What does one woman Mina examines complain of in Part IV that Mina can find no cause for?
(a) Her tongue and words feeling heavy.
(b) Her hand hurting.
(c) Her hair falling out.
(d) Her eyes clouding over.

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

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

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

15. Where does Mina meet Mazen in Part III for the first time?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Mytilene.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Skira Skira.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

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

3. What happens to Morty in the chapter titled "A Terrorist by Any Other Name is Still a Terrorist"?

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

5. What does Mina want to try to convince Sumaiya to let her do early in Part III?

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