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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. What did Truong tell Mai he came to the upper deck to do after she gives him water?
2. What is the group Big Sister brings Mayako to doing in order to create fire lanes?
3. Who is the leader of the boat?
4. 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?
5. What did Mai’s uncle make her memorize in Rach Gia in case she was ever questioned?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mayako tell Mrs. Tamura after her parents visit her at the temple on Visiting Day?
2. What does Mai notice is unusual about Quyen and Truong’s relationship on the boat?
3. What happens to Mai’s father five years after coming home from fighting the Communists?
4. What does Mayako decide she will do at the end of “Hiroshima” and what does she say?
5. What does Quyen tell Mai about where her husband is?
6. What happens to the bodies of those who die on the boat?
7. Describe some of the sensory details in the first lines of “The Boat” when Mai is on the boat during the storm.
8. Who is Roya and what role does she take in regards to Sarah’s visit to Parvin’s parent’s villa?
9. How does Mayako’s mother describe her life as a child?
10. Where does Mai’s mother send her the day after visiting her father in the hospital?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the relationship between Olivia and Henry in “Meeting Elise.” What does this relationship represent and how does it impact the stories theme?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing the imagery use is “Tehran Calling.” Be sure to include how the imagery discussed represents the themes of the story.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay comparing and contrasting male / female representation in two or more short stories in Nam Le’s The Boat.
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