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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 14.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 0.

2. What does Quyen confess to Mai she did with Truong after he was born?
(a) Gave him to her aunt to raise.
(b) Left him with his father.
(c) Abandoned him with strangers.
(d) Put him up for adoption.

3. What did Mayako’s brother leave to do when she was very young?
(a) He died.
(b) He left to fight.
(c) He left for college.
(d) He ran away.

4. How many people die during the two days Mai sleeps on the boat?
(a) 35.
(b) 200.
(c) 14.
(d) 0.

5. Who does Sarah meet at Parvin’s parent’s villa who refers to Sarah as “the one whose heart is broken” (201)?
(a) Parvin’s sister, Roya.
(b) Parvin’s mother, Reza.
(c) Parvin’s brother, Saddam.
(d) Parvin’s cousin, Mahmoud.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state did Paul’s family have a home which he and Sarah would go to yearly?

2. What was the name of Parvin’s radio show in America?

3. What does Mayako believe in from her father’s stories, which Big Sister tells her is foolish?

4. How old was Parvin when her family was forced into hiding?

5. What does Mai do with the last ration of water Anh Phuoc gives to her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Truong on the 13th day when they finally see land ahead?

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

4. Why is Sarah surprised by Parvin’s passion for women’s rights in Iran?

5. What is going on the week Sarah arrived in Iran, which Mahmoud tells her is their holiest week?

6. What does Mayako tell Mrs. Tamura after her parents visit her at the temple on Visiting Day?

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

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

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

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

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