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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) Drinks it in one gulp.
(c) Gives it to Truong.
(d) Saves it for later.

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

5. 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.

6. 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) 0.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 14.

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

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

9. What type of music did Mayako’s mother and father see and hear on their first date?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Choir.
(c) Pop.
(d) Folk.

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

11. Who does Roya tell Sarah had been shot in 1999 in the same square in which the rally will take place?
(a) Parvin’s mother.
(b) Parvin’s sister.
(c) Mahmoud’s brother.
(d) Mahmoud’s father.

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

13. How many people die during the two days Mai sleeps on the boat?
(a) 0.
(b) 35.
(c) 14.
(d) 200.

14. What happened to Mai’s father after being in the re-education camp?
(a) He denounced his family.
(b) He had gone blind.
(c) He died of cancer.
(d) He did not remember Mai.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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 Quyen confess to Mai she did with Truong after he was born?

4. Where does Quyen tell Mai she and Truong are going?

5. What does Mahmoud show Sarah to prove that Parvin had sent him?

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