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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) Moves closer to Mina to comfort her.
(c) Feeds Mina.
(d) Loans Mina his favorite book.

4. Where does the writer visit Asma in Part IV, long after meeting her on Lesbos?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Malmo.
(c) Berlin.
(d) London.

5. 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 write more often.
(c) That she only write to Asma in Arabic.
(d) That she stop writing.

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

7. 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 gets deported right before he dies.
(c) He dies and his wheelchair goes out of control.
(d) He wins the lottery.

8. What does the unnamed writer's father put in the dream house he builds?
(a) An ounce of gold.
(b) A piece of lace from his own christening suit.
(c) A written blessing between the first two bricks.
(d) A book he loves between two bricks.

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

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

11. What kind of car did Mina want to buy?
(a) A Jaguar.
(b) A Maserati.
(c) A Toyota.
(d) A Corvette.

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

13. What smell does the unnamed writer's father say he can smell inexplicably close to his death?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Cardamom.
(c) Tumeric.
(d) Humus.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of shipping container does Mina meet patients in in Part IV?

2. What is the first sentence Mina writes in her correspondence to Mazen to help repair their relationship in Part III?

3. What does the NGO frequently give to families in the refugee camp?

4. Who comes to the house asking about the unique feature one day that the family treats with welcome?

5. Where does Mina meet Mazen in Part III for the first time?

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