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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mai’s uncle make her memorize in Rach Gia in case she was ever questioned?
(a) A phone number.
(b) Her uncle’s name and title.
(c) A name and address.
(d) An identification number.

2. What group does Mayako’s sister allow her to join, which they keep a secret from their mother?
(a) The Peace Corps.
(b) The Emperor’s Corps.
(c) The Imperial Corps.
(d) Volunteer Corps.

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

4. What happens to the dead bodies on the boat?
(a) They are left where they died.
(b) They are piled up in the lower deck.
(c) They are tossed overboard.
(d) They are prayed over.

5. What are all the women on the plane wearing at the beginning of “Tehran Calling”?
(a) Baseball caps.
(b) Boots.
(c) Glasses.
(d) Headscarves.

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

7. What does someone say when a teenage girl throws herself overboard and someone suggests they help her?
(a) She was no good anyway.
(b) Get the life preserver!
(c) One less mouth to feed.
(d) Let her be if that is what she wants.

8. Why does Mai sleep for two days on the boat?
(a) She is depressed.
(b) She has a fever.
(c) She is bored.
(d) She takes a sleeping pill.

9. Who is the main character of “Tehran Calling”?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Sally.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Sandra.

10. What does a women on the boat say Truong has when Mai wakes to see he has vomited?
(a) Food poisoning.
(b) A stomach bug.
(c) The sickness.
(d) The flu.

11. What did Mai sell in order to support her family?
(a) Rice.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Herbs.
(d) Tobacco.

12. What was Sarah’s occupation at Pearson, Peelle and Sloss?
(a) Paralegal.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Administrative Assistant.
(d) Banker.

13. 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 brother, Saddam.
(c) Parvin’s cousin, Mahmoud.
(d) Parvin’s sister, Roya.

14. When Sarah and Mahmoud see some men with clubs take other men back to their cars, who does she realize they are taking?
(a) Roya.
(b) Parvin.
(c) Paul.
(d) Reza.

15. What is Big Sister’s nickname for Mayako?
(a) Little Sister.
(b) Little Coconut.
(c) Little Carrot.
(d) Little Turnip.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Truong’s mother?

2. Who is the main character of “The Boat”?

3. What did both Mayako and Yumiko’s father’s do after the Manchuria Incident?

4. What type of music did Mayako’s mother and father see and hear on their first date?

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

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