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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 happens to Morty in the chapter titled "A Terrorist by Any Other Name is Still a Terrorist"?
(a) He wins the lottery.
(b) He loses all his benefits.
(c) He dies and his wheelchair goes out of control.
(d) He gets deported right before he dies.

2. What anomaly does Mina observe in the tent of the refugee camp at Sumaiya's bedside table in Part IV?
(a) A stained glass window.
(b) A lamp shaped like the Eiffel Tower.
(c) A box of fine chocolates.
(d) A glass menagerie.

3. What eventually destroys the writer's father's dream house?
(a) A tsunami.
(b) A shell from an American ship.
(c) A tank.
(d) A hurricane.

4. What upsets Sumaiya about the journalists' questions?
(a) They ask her questions about her children.
(b) They ask her questions that are too personal.
(c) They only ask Sammy questions.
(d) They ask her questions about her job.

5. What does Mina's mother say to her after the car accident?
(a) She is moving out of the house.
(b) Tells Mina it was her fault.
(c) She will take her for ice cream.
(d) Refuses to go to the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event changes the way Muslims and Middle Easterners are seen and treated in America according to Mina in Part IV?

2. Who does Mina tell Asma she has lost and mourned?

3. Why does Mazen admit he got so mad at the journalists in Part III?

4. What does Mazen say about Mina's driving skills in Part III?

5. What piece of jewelry does Mina not have as a child but end up buying for herself as an adult?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in Cologne on New Year's Eve that impacts Europe's attitudes towards refugees?

2. In Part IV, what does Mina realize about the economic situations of the refugees she sees in the camps?

3. Why does Mina want to buy a Jaguar in her midlife?

4. What is the jewel in the dream house the writer's father built in Lebanon?

5. In Part III, how does Mina's mother react after the car accident in her childhood?

6. What particular topic does Mina remember Francine having written about in 2009?

7. What personal story of loss does Mina share with Asma in Part IV?

8. How did Mazen first begin reestablishing contact with Mina after some years of estrangement?

9. What does Rasheed say Mina should wear so the women in the refugee camp will trust her more?

10. What destroys the writer's family home in Lebanon eventually?

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