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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. Why did both Mina and the writer leave home at first?
(a) To make their parents happy.
(b) To get an education.
(c) Because of war.
(d) To follow a lover.

2. Where did Mina's father used to take the family on trips to?
(a) Homs.
(b) Damascus.
(c) Deir ez-Zor.
(d) Baath.

3. What does one woman decorate her pantry with who the writer speaks with?
(a) Paper.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Sequins.
(d) Thread.

4. What skill does Mina have that makes her particularly valuable in dealing with refugees?
(a) She is good at calming people down.
(b) She speaks Arabic.
(c) She can count money.
(d) She can cook very well.

5. Where does Francine want to live in America?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one of Mina's brothers?

2. Who did smugglers buy a lot of wooden boats from before Emma arrived?

3. Who led the charge to cut Mina out of the family, according to Mina?

4. Where did Mina's mother come to as a young country girl in Part II?

5. Where does Mina choose her name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way does Mina remember her mother loving herself and her siblings?

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

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

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

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

7. What was the writer's first experience in drag?

8. In "Doctors in Drag," why does the family ask Mina if she is a man?

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

10. In "How to Become a Westerner," how does Rania Kassem find herself again?

(see the answer keys)

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