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

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

3. What does Mahmoud show Sarah to prove that Parvin had sent him?
(a) Parvin’s I.D.
(b) His I.D.
(c) A Polaroid of Sarah and Parvin.
(d) A letter from Parvin.

4. What does a women on the boat say Truong has when Mai wakes to see he has vomited?
(a) Food poisoning.
(b) The flu.
(c) A stomach bug.
(d) The sickness.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Mai leaves for the boat, what did Mai’s uncle tell her she must do as soon as she reaches land?

2. What does Mayako decide to do at the end of “Hiroshima” which Mr. Sasaki says is a good idea?

3. What was the purpose of Parvin’s radio show in America?

4. What does Roya tell Sarah she can get for her if she would like because she knows where her parents keep it?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Big Sister bring Mayako to do with the Volunteer Corps?

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

3. Who is the main character of “Tehran Calling” and where is she in the first lines of the story?

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

5. Who is Anh Phuoc and what does he do on the boat?

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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