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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is Sarah confused when Mahmoud brings her to a hotel?
2. What is Mai sure her father would not do when Anh Phuoc says that you must denounce everything in re-education camps?
3. What does an old woman on the boat say the ocean has taken from her?
4. Who does the man who approaches Sarah at the airport at the start of “Tehran Calling” tell her he is?
5. Mahmoud tells Sarah she has come during what holy time of year?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mayako decide she will do at the end of “Hiroshima” and what does she say?
2. Who is Anh Phuoc and what does he do on the boat?
3. What does Mai notice is unusual about Quyen and Truong’s relationship on the boat?
4. What happens to Truong on the 13th day when they finally see land ahead?
5. How crowded is the boat as described on p. 247 of “The Boat”?
6. What happens to the bodies of those who die on the boat?
7. How does Mayako’s mother describe her life as a child?
8. After Mai emerges from her fever and two-day sleep, what does she notice about Truong?
9. What is going on the week Sarah arrived in Iran, which Mahmoud tells her is their holiest week?
10. What are some of the first images Sarah sees in the terminal at the start of “Tehran Calling”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about the sensory details used in any one of Nam Le’s short stories in The Boat. Be sure in explain the deeper meaning and thematic significance of these details.
Essay Topic 2
Choose two stories from The Boat and write an essay analyzing the theme of loneliness in the text.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay defining patriotism from Mayako’s perspective in “Hiroshima.” What does it mean to Mayako to be patriotic and who in her life has taught her this lesson? Use direct examples from the text in your essay.
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