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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. What does Francine say about women like Mina's mother in Part II?
(a) They should not have children.
(b) They are ahead of their time.
(c) They are to be pitied.
(d) They are there to support men.

2. Who suggests that Mina write her story about working with refugees?
(a) Francine.
(b) Emma.
(c) The unnamed writer.
(d) Mazen.

3. What does Mina remember about going hunting with her father?
(a) She loved hunting.
(b) She never went hunting with her father.
(c) She almost accidentally shot him.
(d) She hated hunting.

4. Who calls the unnamed writer "sister"?
(a) Mina.
(b) Mira.
(c) Celso.
(d) Helen.

5. What does Rania Kassem do for a living?
(a) Professor.
(b) Opthamologist.
(c) Chef.
(d) Ornithologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mina recall meeting the writer unofficially some years earlier?

2. Who does Emma see the writer talking to, as she tells it to Mina in Part I?

3. Which country became home to the largest number of Syrian refugees?

4. Where is the unnamed writer when he tries on a dress for the first time?

5. Where does Mina choose her name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does "GoFundMeJeff" do that becomes a symbol for being a scoundrel?

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

5. What does Mina buy for the children in "The Little Rascals Go to Camp" and how does this turn out?

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

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

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

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

10. Whose betrayal hurt Mina more than that of her parents?

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