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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. Who does the main character think of spending time in the bath with at the beginning of “Meeting Elise”?
(a) Alicia.
(b) Olivia.
(c) Olive.
(d) Olvina.

2. Where is Mayako living with her mother and sister at the start of “Hiroshima”?
(a) Her grandmothers.
(b) A temple.
(c) A refugee camp.
(d) Their house.

3. Where does Quyen assume Mai is going?
(a) Malaysia.
(b) America.
(c) Australia.
(d) Europe.

4. Who is Jamie’s friend who tells stories of his travels and wears a necklace that he says belonged to his dead girlfriend?
(a) Jack.
(b) Cale.
(c) Lester.
(d) Colin.

5. Who did Ron fail to kill despite orders from El Padre?
(a) Luis.
(b) Pedro.
(c) His mother.
(d) Hernando.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jamie’s nickname, which he is upset to find out his father knows when he hears him telling his mother about it during the storm?

2. What did Mayako’s brother leave to do when she was very young?

3. Where does Ron say he will probably go to after being let go by El Padre?

4. Which member of the group urges the narrator to help them with the with their “business on behalf of Luis” (30)?

5. What does Henry say to his dead ex Olivia at the end of “Meeting Elise”?

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