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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Mai sent to stay with in Rach Gia when she was 16?
(a) Her grandparents.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her brother.

2. Who does Sarah assure Parvin she will not make her talk about even though Parvin had asked her to talk about?
(a) Mahmoud.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Paul.
(d) Roya.

3. What was the name of Parvin’s radio show in America?
(a) Tehran Calling.
(b) Parvin Calling.
(c) Islam Calling.
(d) American Calling.

4. What do they eat everyday at the Temple?
(a) Soybean rice.
(b) Fish.
(c) Steak and potatoes.
(d) Bread and water.

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

6. What do the people in the temple repeat every morning?
(a) The Imperial Prayer.
(b) The Imperial Rescript on Education.
(c) The Imperial Educational Transcript.
(d) The Imperial Mobilization Mantra.

7. When does Sarah feel was the only time she was ever happy?
(a) Eating dinner with Paul.
(b) Working at the law firm.
(c) Swimming in the local pool before work.
(d) Talking with Parvin.

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

9. Who is the main character of “The Boat”?
(a) Truong.
(b) Mai.
(c) Mayako.
(d) Quyen.

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

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

12. Where is Mayako living with her mother and sister at the start of “Hiroshima”?
(a) A temple.
(b) Her grandmothers.
(c) A refugee camp.
(d) Their house.

13. What does Quyen confess to Mai she did with Truong after he was born?
(a) Left him with his father.
(b) Abandoned him with strangers.
(c) Put him up for adoption.
(d) Gave him to her aunt to raise.

14. Who is Truong’s mother?
(a) Mai.
(b) Mia.
(c) Mayako.
(d) Quyen.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What real story did the play Parvin watched when Sarah arrived in Iran include?

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

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

5. Where does Truong tell Mai he wants to go, which Quyen says it is okay for Mai to take him?

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