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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The Boat” Part I .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Parvin, Sarah, and Mahmoud walk through a mourning procession, Sarah sees people throw what “over their shoulders like dinner jackets” (188)?
(a) Iron chains.
(b) Whips.
(c) Rope.
(d) Dinner Jackets.

2. What was found near Dory and his uncle’s house that gives Jamie a chill to think of when talking with Alison?
(a) The body of an old lady.
(b) The body of a young woman.
(c) The body of a young man.
(d) The body of a dog.

3. How many stories has Nam written in the year he has spent at the writing workshop?
(a) 3 1/2.
(b) 25.
(c) 0.
(d) Hundreds.

4. What does the word Chi mean which Quyen uses to refer to herself and Mai?
(a) Friend.
(b) Angel.
(c) Sister.
(d) Mother.

5. What do people do when they pass by the man in the mourning procession who is bleeding from his scalp?
(a) Dip their sleeves into his blood.
(b) Call for help.
(c) Bandage his wound.
(d) Scream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mayayako’s father do after fighting in China, which she does not tell Yumiko?

2. When their group finds the stash of weapons, what do they take only because Pedro has insisted?

3. Which of Parvin’s relatives were killed during the war, which Parvin had never told Sarah about?

4. When did Parvin move from Iran to Europe?

5. Who does Sarah move in with after she and Paul break-up?

(see the answer key)

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