The Boat Quizzes

The Boat Quiz 1

By Madeline Cohen · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed August 19, 2020

1 What type of book is The Boat?

Nonfiction

Collection of short stories

Collection of poetry

Autobiography
2 Who is the author of The Boat?

Viet Thanh Nguyen

Madeline Cohen

Theodor Geisel

Nam Le
3 What is the name of the main character in "Love and Honor and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice"?

Jamie

Nam

Juan

Ba
4 Where does the main character live in "Love and Honor and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice"?

London

Vietnam

Australia

Iowa
5 Who comes to visit the main character in "Love and Honor and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice"?

His daughter

His father

His girlfriend

His mother
6 What is Nam's profession in "Love and Honor and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice"?

He is a writer

He is a cellist

He is a boat conductor

He is a painter
7 What does the Vietnamese word "Thoi" mean?

The

Stop

Writer

Father
8 Who is Linda?

Nam's stepmother

Nam's mother

Nam's instructor at the Iowa Writers' Workshop

Nam's girlfriend
9 About how long does Nam's father visit for?

Three days

Three weeks

Three years

Three months
10 What does Nam's friend tell him to do if he has writer's block?

Go for a walk

Talk to his father

Write about Vietnam

Sleep it off
11 What trauma did Nam's father experience?

Being unjustly arrested

A massacre in Vietnam

Domestic violence from Nam's grandfather

An earthquake in Australia
12 What does VC mean in the context of "Love and Honor and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice"?

Viet Cong

Vietnamese child

Violin case

Voice command
13 Why does Nam leave home at 16?

He gets involved with a girl and they start to do meth

He gets involved with a boy and knows his parents wouldn't approve

He moves to Vietnam to learn about his father's past

He moves to the United States to become a writer
14 What does Nam's father do with Nam's story?

Refuses to read it

Burns it

Sells it to a publisher without Nam's consent

Shows it to Linda
15 In what country does "Cartagena" take place?

Australia

The United States

Vietnam

Colombia
16 What language is primarily spoken in Colombia?

English

Spanish

Vietnamese

Portuguese
17 What is Juan Pablo's job?

Writer

Motorcycle transport services

Hitman

Spanish teacher
18 What is the name of Juan Pablo's closest friend who leaves the group?

Hernando

Luis

Pedro

Claudia
19 What is the name of the only female member of Juan Pablo's group?

Maria

Claudia

Hernanda

Nina
20 What family member does Juan Pablo live with?

His older sister

His father, El Padre

His mother

His cousin
21 Who is El Padre?

Juan Pablo's father

The boss of many hitmen

Juan Pablo's friend from childhood

The religious leader of Colombia
22 What weapon does Juan Pablo bring into the building to meet El Padre?

A machine gun

A hand grenade

A knife

A poisonous plant
23 Who goes with Juan Pablo to meet El Padre?

Hernando

Nobody, he doesn't want to put anyone else in danger

Juan Pablo's mother

Claudia
24 Who killed Hernando?

Nobody, he moved to Cartagena

Juan Pablo

Zeno

Claudia
25 What is Cartagena?

A type of bird that migrates from country to country

The Spanish word for a postcard

A city in Vietnam

A city in Colombia