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

2. Where is Mayako living with her mother and sister at the start of “Hiroshima”?

3. What are people on the boat doing as a result of the storm?

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

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What games do the children play when they play outside together, which leaves some of them weeping?

2. What happens to the bodies of those who die on the boat?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Where does Mai’s mother send her the day after visiting her father in the hospital?

9. After Mai emerges from her fever and two-day sleep, what does she notice about Truong?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Henry’s physical and emotional changes over the course of “Meeting Elise.”

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Each story in The Boat involves a rainstorm. Choose two examples of storms in The Boat and write an essay about how the storm helps to develop the story's theme or themes.

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