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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who accompanies Mina and Jennifer on their trip to Indonesia?
(a) Mira.
(b) Kemala.
(c) Helen.
(d) Mazen.

2. How does Mina think the writer's family feels about him?
(a) They adore him.
(b) They are indifferent to him.
(c) He has no family left.
(d) The despise him.

3. What is one of the first things Mina and the others help Sumaiya and her family do?
(a) Cook food.
(b) Register with the police.
(c) Get a hotel.
(d) Open a bank account.

4. Who did smugglers buy a lot of wooden boats from before Emma arrived?
(a) Turkish fishermen.
(b) The Americans.
(c) The coast guard.
(d) The Germans.

5. Who led the charge to cut Mina out of the family, according to Mina?
(a) Firas and Aida.
(b) Her father and Mazen.
(c) Firas and her father.
(d) Aida and Mazen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mina do for a living?

2. Where did Mina's father used to take the family on trips to?

3. When does Rania Kassem finally begin to find herself again after losing her way?

4. Where did Mina and Mazen first meet after her estrangement from the family?

5. What significant event does Mina miss by being in Lesbos in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Here Comes the Boat," what is Mina surprised to hear about some of the young volunteers?

2. Who did Mina worship as a young child and try to model herself after?

3. In "You, the Nervous Wreck," what does Mina say is the influence of the writer's work on her decisions?

4. What is one of Emma's most defining characteristics, according to Mina?

5. Why do Mina and Asma have a special affinity?

6. Who is Mina meeting from her family in Lesbos and why is this significant?

7. What does the writer write about in "How to Make Liberace Jealous"?

8. In "Here Comes the Boat," why is Mina so concerned about Sumaiya?

9. Why has Emma asked Mina to come help on Lesbos?

10. In "I Missed You By This Much," what does Mina say about the writer?

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