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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 did Mayako’s brother leave to do when she was very young?
(a) He ran away.
(b) He left for college.
(c) He died.
(d) He left to fight.

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

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

4. What does Mai do with the last ration of water Anh Phuoc gives to her?
(a) Saves it for later.
(b) Tells Anh Phuoc to give it to someone who needs it more.
(c) Drinks it in one gulp.
(d) Gives it to Truong.

5. What is Big Sister’s nickname for Mayako?
(a) Little Turnip.
(b) Little Sister.
(c) Little Coconut.
(d) Little Carrot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mai see sitting between an older couple at the beginning of “The Boat”?

2. What does Anh Phuoc say the Communists are skilled at based on his experience fighting and in re-education camps?

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

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

5. When Sarah and Mahmoud see some men with clubs take other men back to their cars, who does she realize they are taking?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How does Mayako’s mother describe her life as a child?

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Roya and what role does she take in regards to Sarah’s visit to Parvin’s parent’s villa?

9. What are some of the first images Sarah sees in the terminal at the start of “Tehran Calling”?

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

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