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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 is Morty's full name?
(a) Fabrila Mortonson.
(b) Mortonson James.
(c) Morton Henry.
(d) Mortadda Mohammad Abdullah.

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

3. Where does the unnamed writer find out that not a single refugee wants to immigrate?
(a) Spain.
(b) The United States.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

4. What was one major reason Sammy says his family had to leave Syria?
(a) Their house had been bombed.
(b) He had run out of money.
(c) His 10-year-old daughter was being forced into marriage.
(d) He had been marked for execution.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the stranger in the chapter "How to Rob an Armenian Jewelry Store" say he is originally from?

2. Who does Mina wait for in the hotel in the chapter titled "How to Rob an Armenian Jewelry Store"?

3. What does Rasheed bring to share with Mina and Asma in the very beginning of Part I?

4. What kind of car did Mina want to buy?

5. Who does Mina think Mazen's son looks most like?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Mazen get so mad at the western journalists' questioning of Sammy and Samaiya?

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

9. Who is Sumaiya most worried about in her family for after she dies?

10. What can Mina not help thinking about women from Deir-ez-Zor?

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