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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The Boat” Part II .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does the narrator go by as explained in the middle of the story Cartagena?
(a) Pablo.
(b) Ron.
(c) Xavier.
(d) Juan.

2. What happened to Mai’s father after being in the re-education camp?
(a) He died of cancer.
(b) He had gone blind.
(c) He did not remember Mai.
(d) He denounced his family.

3. What would Nam’s father do when Nam was a child if he deviated from his intense summer study schedule?
(a) Ground him.
(b) Cane him.
(c) Make him do extra homework.
(d) Scream at him.

4. Who does Henry go to see before his lunch with Elise?
(a) His psychiatrist.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) His agent.
(d) His gastroenterologist.

5. Who does Dory hit, possibly accidentally, when he comes to save Jamie from his fight with Dory?
(a) Jamie’s father.
(b) Jamie’s mother.
(c) Alison.
(d) Michael.

Short Answer Questions

1. After telling him they will not be selling the house, what does Jamie’s dad tell Jamie he cannot do this summer?

2. What did Mayako’s brother leave to do when she was very young?

3. How many people die during the two days Mai sleeps on the boat?

4. What does Mayako’s mother tell her she used to be able to do where she lived when she was a child?

5. What do people do when they pass by the man in the mourning procession who is bleeding from his scalp?

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