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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group of volunteers is one of the most effective on the island in Part I?

2. What does Mina remember about going hunting with her father?

3. Where does Mina choose her name?

4. Why does Mina think the orangutan does not attack her in Part II?

5. Where did Mina's father often hunt?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Mina's being a woman significant in her work as a doctor with the refugees?

4. What does Mina remember her mother spending a lot of extra money on when she was a child?

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

6. Why does Francine not like Emma?

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

8. In "Here Comes the Boat," why does Mina think the old woman is so mean to her adult son?

9. Who is Mina meeting from her family in Lesbos and why is this significant?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What complications about the motivations and goals of the aid workers on Lesbos does Alameddine reveal throughout the novel? What are some of the different and opposing perspectives different characters, including Emma, Rasheed, and Mina take about the aid workers? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Mina's alienation from her own family, except for her brother Mazen, affect her interactions and her ability to connect with the refugees she encounters on Lesbos? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Mina ultimately help Sumaiya to end her own life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusion.

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