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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. What does Lester tell Jamie is going to happen at practice on Monday?
(a) Dory is going to beat Jamie up.
(b) Jamie is getting kicked off the team.
(c) Lester is going to beat Jamie up.
(d) The whole team is going to beat Jamie up.

2. Jamie’s mother says people always ask if she is okay, but never ask her what?
(a) If she is happy.
(b) If she is in pain.
(c) If she wants to eat.
(d) If she wants to move.

3. Who does Sarah meet at Parvin’s parent’s villa who refers to Sarah as “the one whose heart is broken” (201)?
(a) Parvin’s mother, Reza.
(b) Parvin’s cousin, Mahmoud.
(c) Parvin’s brother, Saddam.
(d) Parvin’s sister, Roya.

4. What does Mai hear Truong singing, which is the same song her mother used to sing?
(a) A mother’s lament.
(b) Soldier’s wife’s lament.
(c) Vietnamese wife’s lament.
(d) A child’s lament.

5. Who is the main character of “Hiroshima”?
(a) Minaki.
(b) Mayako.
(c) Yukiyo.
(d) Tomiko.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was questioned after the body of the young girl was found near Dory’s uncle’s house?

2. Who does the main character think of spending time in the bath with at the beginning of “Meeting Elise”?

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

4. Where does Quyen tell Mai she and Truong are going?

5. How many people are on the boat in a space made for 15 when Mai first gets on?

(see the answer key)

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