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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, where was the narrator’s childhood home located?
(a) Hanoi.
(b) Da Nang.
(c) Bank of the Black River.
(d) Bank of the Red River.

2. In Chapter 3, how does Khanh say his wife’s father died?
(a) Drowned.
(b) Fire.
(c) War.
(d) Auto accident.

3. In Chapter 3, who accompanies Mr. Chinh on the plane?
(a) Ming.
(b) Binh.
(c) Huong.
(d) Sing.

4. In Chapter 7, how old was the narrator’s wife when they married?
(a) 21.
(b) 18.
(c) 15.
(d) 23.

5. Where did Miss Noi live when she first came to the United States?
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) Pensacola.
(c) Winston-Salem.
(d) Atlanta.

6. Where was the GI from in Chapter 4 that Miss Noi remembers?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Texas.
(c) Wyoming.
(d) Michigan.

7. What color ao dais did Miss Noi have in Saigon?
(a) Red, blue, and black.
(b) Purple and green.
(c) White and pink.
(d) Green, white, yellow.

8. How old was one of Francine’s Vietnamese friends when she got a Russian pen pal?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

9. Where does the narrator in Chapter 1 work?
(a) Grocery store.
(b) Law office.
(c) Theater.
(d) Bank.

10. In Chapter 5, how old is Thieu’s son?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

11. How long have co-workers called the narrator Ted in Chapter 5?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 4 years.

12. In Chapter 7, where do the narrator and his wife live?
(a) California.
(b) Florida.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Louisiana.

13. When do the crickets begin to crow where Thieu lives?
(a) April.
(b) March.
(c) January.
(d) February.

14. In Chapter 4, what does a GI buy Miss Noi?
(a) Green tea.
(b) Black tea.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Saigon tea.

15. In Chapter 7, how old was the narrator when he married?
(a) 32.
(b) 19.
(c) 25.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of fruit did Miss Noi like for the GIs to give her?

2. Who is Mr. Green?

3. In Chapter 3, where does Khanh go to pick up his wife’s grandfather?

4. In Chapter 7, what does the foyer of the voodoo man’s house smell like?

5. On what street does Miss Noi work?

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