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

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

3. Mahmoud tells Sarah she has come during what holy time of year?
(a) Hajj.
(b) Ramadan.
(c) Islamic New Year.
(d) Ashura.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who does Roya tell Sarah had been shot in 1999 in the same square in which the rally will take place?

3. Who does Sarah assure Parvin she will not make her talk about even though Parvin had asked her to talk about?

4. Who was Mai sent to stay with in Rach Gia when she was 16?

5. What does Mai hear Truong singing, which is the same song her mother used to sing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mai notice is unusual about Quyen and Truong’s relationship on the boat?

2. What happens to Mai’s father five years after coming home from fighting the Communists?

3. How crowded is the boat as described on p. 247 of “The Boat”?

4. Describe the play Parvin had seen when Sarah had arrived in Iran.

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

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

7. 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?

8. What does Mayako tell Mrs. Tamura after her parents visit her at the temple on Visiting Day?

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

10. What was Parvin’s radio program in the states called and what was its purpose?

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