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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Mahmoud tell the man with a club about Sarah when he approaches them in the square?
(a) She should be arrested.
(b) She is his sister.
(c) She is his wife.
(d) She is an American tourist.

4. 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.

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

6. 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.

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

8. What did Mayayako’s father do after fighting in China, which she does not tell Yumiko?
(a) He died.
(b) He ran away from the family.
(c) He became a Shinto priest.
(d) He was a teacher at the temple.

9. What does Mayako’s mother tell her she used to be able to do where she lived when she was a child?
(a) Jump in the river.
(b) Play with her friends.
(c) Go to school.
(d) Eat candy.

10. What do Parvin and Mahmoud argue about at the meeting at Parvin’s parent’s house?
(a) Whether or not the play should be performed at the rally.
(b) What they should serve after the rally.
(c) Who should speak at the rally.
(d) Whether to go to the rally or not.

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

12. What does Parvin say she realized the mourning parade really is?
(a) Religious.
(b) Nonsense.
(c) Evil.
(d) Sexual.

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

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

15. What does Anh Phuoc say the Communists are skilled at based on his experience fighting and in re-education camps?
(a) Pretending to be nice.
(b) Turning people against each other.
(c) Lying.
(d) Murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Mai after she finds an army flask of water and gives it to Truong?

2. Truong becomes to weak to do what toward the end of “The Boat”?

3. What did Mayako’s brother leave to do when she was very young?

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

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

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