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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the group Big Sister brings Mayako to doing in order to create fire lanes?
(a) Laying concrete.
(b) Blowing up houses.
(c) Demolishing buildings.
(d) Digging up concrete.

2. How old was Parvin when her family was forced into hiding?
(a) 10.
(b) 14.
(c) 4.
(d) 21.

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

4. What do the children play at the temple, which leaves some of them in tears?
(a) War.
(b) Dodge ball.
(c) House.
(d) Cards.

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

6. Where does Truong tell Mai he wants to go, which Quyen says it is okay for Mai to take him?
(a) The deck.
(b) Home.
(c) Overboard.
(d) To sleep.

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

8. How many days worth of water does Anh Phuoc tell Mai and Quyen they have on the boat when he gives water to Truong in the pilothouse?
(a) 7.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 14.

9. 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.

10. What did Parvin decide the day her best friend’s apartment building was bombed?
(a) She would become an activist.
(b) She would start a radio program.
(c) She would fight in a war.
(d) She needed to leave the country some day.

11. 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.

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did a bomb destroy the apartment building in which Parvin's best friend lived?

2. Why did Sarah sometimes find it hard to believe in the oppression of those who called in to Parvin’s radio show?

3. What does Parvin say she realized the mourning parade really is?

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

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

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