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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. In Chapter 3, how many years did the Grandfather live under communist rule?
(a) 11.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 18.

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

3. Who is Mr. Green?
(a) A parrot.
(b) Business acquaintance.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Family friend.

4. In Chapter 3, what type of car does Khanh drive?
(a) Acura.
(b) Dodge.
(c) Citroen.
(d) Ford.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, where were the narrator’s parrots and grandmother, when her grandfather asked her to go talk to Mr. Green?

3. How long have co-workers called the narrator Ted in Chapter 5?

4. When the narrator speaks with the voodoo man in Chapter 7, what type of chair does the man sit in?

5. What is the subject matter of the photos on the narrator’s desk when he receives Thap’s file in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it important to make the right sound in the Vietnamese language?

2. Who accompanies Mr. Chinh on the airplane?

3. What is so special about apples for Miss Noi?

4. In Vietnam, how would men react when they saw Buom on the street?

5. When and how did Khanh’s wife’s father die?

6. What did Fran do to try to figure out what cold weather felt like?

7. What are two things in Chapter 7 that are exceptional about the narrator?

8. What does Thieu remember about the time when Saigon fell?

9. What does Mr. Chinh say about cars he has driven in his lifetime?

10. What is the Vietnamese custom about sharing bad news?

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