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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Tehran Calling” Part II .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cale tell Jamie was the real reason he left home?
(a) His parents kicked him out.
(b) His father beat him.
(c) His girlfriend dumped him.
(d) His mother died.

2. Who did Nam’s father see get executed by an American soldier when he was young?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His father.
(d) His siblings.

3. What did Henry’s ex-wife want him to buy for a five-year-old Elise the first time she reached out to him?
(a) Plane tickets to visit him.
(b) School clothes.
(c) New shoes.
(d) A half-million dollar cello.

4. What does Mayako believe in from her father’s stories, which Big Sister tells her is foolish?
(a) Reincarnation.
(b) God.
(c) Tree spirits.
(d) Fairies.

5. How soon before Nam’s father’s visit does he tell his girlfriend his father is coming?
(a) One month before.
(b) A week before.
(c) The night before.
(d) Two weeks before.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which former member of the group does the narrator of Cartagena say he does not wish to think about when reflecting on other missing members?

2. Who does Sarah meet at Parvin’s parent’s villa who refers to Sarah as “the one whose heart is broken” (201)?

3. What do the people in the temple repeat every morning?

4. What is the main character struggling to stand up in at the beginning of “Meeting Elise”?

5. What reason does Mahmoud give to Sarah for why the man in the procession cut his head?

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