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

2. Why does Mazen admit he got so mad at the journalists in Part III?
(a) He is angry all the time lately about everything.
(b) He hates journalists.
(c) He wants to work for a newspaper himself.
(d) He misses his own daughter terribly.

3. 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 glass menagerie.
(d) A box of fine chocolates.

4. How does Mina meet Pete Jones?
(a) He is her neighbor.
(b) He is Francine's cousin.
(c) He is a former student.
(d) He is a former colleague.

5. Who comes to the house asking about the unique feature one day that the family treats with welcome?
(a) A druid.
(b) An Israeli soldier.
(c) A priest.
(d) A rabbi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mazen do when Mina's mother reacts badly in the chapter titled "How Not to Treat Your Child After an Accident"?

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

3. In Part IV, what does the old woman steal from a young volunteer?

4. When does Mazen send Mina the first picture to try to repair their rift?

5. Where does the unnamed writer find out that not a single refugee wants to immigrate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mina really think of the man who says he worked for a jewler?

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

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

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

5. What incidents does the writer compare to the myth of Icarus?

6. What does the scent of cardamom mean to Mina and the writer?

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

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

9. What does Mina think of George W. Bush's post-9/11 speech?

10. What affliction does one woman tell Mina she has in Part IV that Mina can find no physical cause for?

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