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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the leader of the boat?
(a) Anh Phuoc.
(b) Truong.
(c) Mai.
(d) Quyen.

2. What do people do when they pass by the man in the mourning procession who is bleeding from his scalp?
(a) Call for help.
(b) Dip their sleeves into his blood.
(c) Bandage his wound.
(d) Scream.

3. Who is the main character of “Hiroshima”?
(a) Mayako.
(b) Minaki.
(c) Yukiyo.
(d) Tomiko.

4. What does an old woman on the boat say the ocean has taken from her?
(a) Her youth.
(b) Her sons.
(c) Her life.
(d) Her husband and daughters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Mahmoud give to Sarah for why the man in the procession cut his head?

2. What happened to Mai’s father after being in the re-education camp?

3. What group does Mayako’s sister allow her to join, which they keep a secret from their mother?

4. What did Truong tell Mai he came to the upper deck to do after she gives him water?

5. Why does Mai sleep for two days on the boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Mayako at the beginning of “Hirsoshima” and what is she doing with the other girls per Mrs. Sasaki’s orders?

2. What does Sarah learn about Parvin’s past life in Iran before leaving for Europe?

3. What are the issues Parvin expresses to Sarah that she has with her activist group and their constant meetings?

4. What does Sarah thinks when she watches the call to prayer from the window of her room at Parvin’s?

5. What does Anh Phuoc have in common with Mai’s father?

6. What is going on the week Sarah arrived in Iran, which Mahmoud tells her is their holiest week?

7. What are Mahmoud and Parvin’s arguments regarding whether the play about the young girl who was killed should be reenacted during Ashura?

8. What does Quyen tell Mai she was going to ask Mai to do when they arrive on land to give her time to tell her husband about Truong?

9. Describe some of the sensory details in the first lines of “The Boat” when Mai is on the boat during the storm.

10. Why is Sarah surprised by Parvin’s passion for women’s rights in Iran?

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