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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mahmoud tells Sarah she has come during what holy time of year?
(a) Ramadan.
(b) Ashura.
(c) Hajj.
(d) Islamic New Year.

2. What happens to Truong at the end of “The Boat”?
(a) Mai adopts him.
(b) He sees land.
(c) He dies.
(d) He loses his mother.

3. What real story did the play Parvin watched when Sarah arrived in Iran include?
(a) The story of girl who had escaped Iran.
(b) The story of a broken-hearted American.
(c) The story of Parvin’s radio show.
(d) The rape and hanging of a young girl.

4. In what year did a bomb destroy the apartment building in which Parvin's best friend lived?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2008.
(d) 1988.

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

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

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

8. What does Sarah say her problems are compared to Parvin’s?
(a) Non-existent.
(b) Not as impressive.
(c) Far worse.
(d) Comparable.

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

10. What did both Mayako and Yumiko’s father’s do after the Manchuria Incident?
(a) They disappeared.
(b) They fled to Australia.
(c) They went to China to fight.
(d) They fled to America.

11. Why did Quyen take Truong to escape with her?
(a) She did not trust her aunt.
(b) She wanted him to meet her husband.
(c) She wanted company.
(d) She did not want to leave him to Communists.

12. Truong becomes to weak to do what toward the end of “The Boat”?
(a) Smile.
(b) Sing.
(c) Run.
(d) Swallow water.

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

14. Who is Sarah sitting on a hotel bed with at the end of “Tehran Calling”?
(a) Mahmoud.
(b) Parvin.
(c) Paul.
(d) Roya.

15. Whose expression does Mai realize Truong resembles?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Roya tell Sarah had been shot in 1999 in the same square in which the rally will take place?

2. How are Roya and Parvin related?

3. Who had Mai’s father gone to sea to fight?

4. What happens to the dead bodies on the boat?

5. What does Mayako decide to do at the end of “Hiroshima” which Mr. Sasaki says is a good idea?

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