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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the man who approaches Sarah at the airport at the start of “Tehran Calling” tell her he is?
(a) Her cab driver.
(b) Parvin’s friend.
(c) A police officer.
(d) Her fiancé.

2. Who had Mai’s father gone to sea to fight?
(a) Communists.
(b) Buddhists.
(c) Vietnamese.
(d) The Emperor’s army.

3. What was Sarah’s ex-boyfriend Paul’s occupation?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Banker.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Writer.

4. What did Mayako’s brother leave to do when she was very young?
(a) He left to fight.
(b) He ran away.
(c) He died.
(d) He left for college.

5. What does Mayako decide to do at the end of “Hiroshima” which Mr. Sasaki says is a good idea?
(a) Work with her sister.
(b) Leave the temple.
(c) Write a letter to her family.
(d) Pray more.

6. Which of Parvin’s relatives were killed during the war, which Parvin had never told Sarah about?
(a) Her brothers.
(b) Her uncles.
(c) Her grandparents.
(d) Her father.

7. When did Parvin move from Iran to Europe?
(a) In her 20s.
(b) When she was a baby.
(c) Just after college.
(d) When she was a teenager.

8. What does Roya tell Sarah she can get for her if she would like because she knows where her parents keep it?
(a) Beer.
(b) Wine or opium.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Vodka.

9. What did Mai’s brother, Loc, ask Mai if he could use while she was away in Rach Gia?
(a) Her toys.
(b) Her skates.
(c) Her bicycle.
(d) Her room.

10. What does Mai do with the last ration of water Anh Phuoc gives to her?
(a) Drinks it in one gulp.
(b) Tells Anh Phuoc to give it to someone who needs it more.
(c) Gives it to Truong.
(d) Saves it for later.

11. What does Mahmoud show Sarah to prove that Parvin had sent him?
(a) A Polaroid of Sarah and Parvin.
(b) Parvin’s I.D.
(c) His I.D.
(d) A letter from Parvin.

12. Who is the leader of the boat?
(a) Truong.
(b) Quyen.
(c) Mai.
(d) Anh Phuoc.

13. Who does Mai see sitting between an older couple at the beginning of “The Boat”?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Quyen.
(c) Truong.
(d) Her sister.

14. How are Roya and Parvin related?
(a) Roya is her niece.
(b) Roya is her biological sister.
(c) Roya had been married to Parvin’s older brother.
(d) Roya is her daughter.

15. What are people on the boat doing as a result of the storm?
(a) Huddling close together.
(b) Screaming.
(c) Jumping off.
(d) Vomiting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sarah sitting on a hotel bed with at the end of “Tehran Calling”?

2. What does Mahmoud say Parvin was encouraging people in Iran to do from her radio station in America?

3. What do Parvin and Mahmoud argue about at the meeting at Parvin’s parent’s house?

4. What does an old woman on the boat say the ocean has taken from her?

5. The narrative of “Hiroshima” flashes to scenes of Mayko’s clothes being wet because she did what?

(see the answer keys)

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