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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before Le Ly was born, how many children did Le Ly's mother and father have?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

2. How many Viet Cong were hiding in a tunnel under a widow woman's bed?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

3. What religion did Manh follow?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Hinduism.
(c) Catholicism..
(d) Buddhism.

4. When Le Ly returned to Vietnam in 1986, how long had it been since she first arrived in Saigon?
(a) 23 years ago.
(b) 11 years ago.
(c) 15 years ago.
(d) 21 years ago.

5. What was the warning signal that Le Ly's father was to use when the attack was to begin?
(a) Poke a broom at roof of house.
(b) Smoke a cigarette in front of the hut door.
(c) Start shouting at his children.
(d) Push a chicken outside the hut.

6. When did Le Ly help Anh's and Lien's boys?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1976.

7. What type of vehicle did Anh have in 1986?
(a) Vespa.
(b) Daihatsu.
(c) Suzuki.
(d) Honda.

8. Where did Hai and her daughter move in 1963?
(a) Danang.
(b) Hue.
(c) Pleiku.
(d) Saigon.

9. After Le Ly was raped, what job was found for her?
(a) Dishwasher.
(b) Babysitter.
(c) Housekeeper.
(d) Cook.

10. What was the traditional gift given to new babies?
(a) A blanket.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Brown rice.
(d) Fresh eggs.

11. Why was a Vietnamese refugee woman from the South jailed in 1986 by the Communists?
(a) She owed $10,000 from the war.
(b) She owed $3,000 from the war.
(c) She owed $1,000 from the war.
(d) She owed $500 from the war.

12. In what type of car did Lien ride?
(a) BMW.
(b) Mercedes.
(c) Lincoln Continental.
(d) Rolls Royce.

13. What did Le Ly's mother feed her when her own milk ran out?
(a) Buffalo milk.
(b) Coconut milk.
(c) Watered down rice cereal.
(d) Goat's milk.

14. How much did Le Ly weigh when she was born?
(a) Five pounds.
(b) Six pounds.
(c) Four pounds.
(d) Two pounds.

15. Why was Hai's husband arrested by the French?
(a) For suspiciously carrying rice stalks.
(b) For hiding food.
(c) For fighting for the Viet Minh.
(d) For stealing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were cartridge traps?

2. What was Lan's job in Danang?

3. How many of the villagers of Ky La disappeared when the Republicans and Americans took them away for interrogation?

4. After Le Ly was raped, where did she go to live and work?

5. In 1986, what does Le Ly buy to offer to her father's spirit at the family shrine?

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