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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the main character of “The Boat”?
(a) Truong.
(b) Quyen.
(c) Mai.
(d) Mayako.

2. What did Mai’s brother, Loc, ask Mai if he could use while she was away in Rach Gia?
(a) Her bicycle.
(b) Her toys.
(c) Her room.
(d) Her skates.

3. What was the name of Parvin’s radio show in America?
(a) Parvin Calling.
(b) Islam Calling.
(c) American Calling.
(d) Tehran Calling.

4. What type of music did Mayako’s mother and father see and hear on their first date?
(a) Folk.
(b) Pop.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Choir.

5. What do the people in the temple repeat every morning?
(a) The Imperial Prayer.
(b) The Imperial Mobilization Mantra.
(c) The Imperial Rescript on Education.
(d) The Imperial Educational Transcript.

6. What was Sarah’s occupation at Pearson, Peelle and Sloss?
(a) Paralegal.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Administrative Assistant.
(d) Banker.

7. What does Sarah say her problems are compared to Parvin’s?
(a) Far worse.
(b) Comparable.
(c) Not as impressive.
(d) Non-existent.

8. What insects do Mayako and the other children catch at the Temple?
(a) Ants.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Caterpillars.
(d) Dragon Flies.

9. What does Roya tell Sarah she can get for her if she would like because she knows where her parents keep it?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Beer.
(d) Wine or opium.

10. The narrative of “Hiroshima” flashes to scenes of Mayko’s clothes being wet because she did what?
(a) Jumped in water.
(b) Played in the rain.
(c) Took a bath with her clothes on.
(d) She was sweating profusely.

11. Truong becomes to weak to do what toward the end of “The Boat”?
(a) Smile.
(b) Swallow water.
(c) Sing.
(d) Run.

12. What do people do when they pass by the man in the mourning procession who is bleeding from his scalp?
(a) Bandage his wound.
(b) Dip their sleeves into his blood.
(c) Scream.
(d) Call for help.

13. Who is telling the girls to keep their back straight while cleaning the floors at the beginning of “Hiroshima”?
(a) Mr. Sasaki.
(b) Big Sister.
(c) Mayako.
(d) Mrs. Sasaki.

14. What do they eat everyday at the Temple?
(a) Steak and potatoes.
(b) Fish.
(c) Bread and water.
(d) Soybean rice.

15. What does the word Chi mean which Quyen uses to refer to herself and Mai?
(a) Mother.
(b) Angel.
(c) Sister.
(d) Friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Sarah’s ex-boyfriend Paul’s occupation?

2. What does a women on the boat say Truong has when Mai wakes to see he has vomited?

3. Where did Quyen tell Mai Truong’s father had escaped to an awaited them?

4. Who is Truong’s mother?

5. Who does Sarah assure Parvin she will not make her talk about even though Parvin had asked her to talk about?

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