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

2. Who is Sarah sitting on a hotel bed with at the end of “Tehran Calling”?
(a) Roya.
(b) Mahmoud.
(c) Parvin.
(d) Paul.

3. Who does Sarah move in with after she and Paul break-up?
(a) Her mother.
(b) An old college friend.
(c) Parvin.
(d) Her new boyfriend.

4. Who does the man who approaches Sarah at the airport at the start of “Tehran Calling” tell her he is?
(a) Her fiancé.
(b) Parvin’s friend.
(c) A police officer.
(d) Her cab driver.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mayako decide to do at the end of “Hiroshima” which Mr. Sasaki says is a good idea?

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

3. What does the word Chi mean which Quyen uses to refer to herself and Mai?

4. What does Anh Phuoc say the Communists are skilled at based on his experience fighting and in re-education camps?

5. What happens to the dead bodies on the boat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Anh Phuoc have in common with Mai’s father?

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

4. What does Quyen tell Mai she was going to ask Mai to do when they arrive on land to give her time to tell her husband about Truong?

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

6. What does Big Sister bring Mayako to do with the Volunteer Corps?

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

8. What does Sarah learn about Parvin’s past life in Iran before leaving for Europe?

9. What are Mahmoud and Parvin’s arguments regarding whether the play about the young girl who was killed should be reenacted during Ashura?

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

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