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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month did Le Ly arrive in Bangkok prepared to visit Vietnam?

2. How often would Le Ly's father offer sacrifices on the family altar?

3. Where did Le Ly and her mother sleep their first night in Saigon?

4. How old was Le Ly's mother when her father died?

5. After Le Ly was raped, what job was found for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. When was the first time that Le Ly saw a Viet Cong fighter up close?

2. Who was the man that Le Ly met at the Vietnamese Embassy?

3. During an air attack when Le Ly's home was burned, how and what did her father save?

4. What was Lien's life like when Le Ly returned to Vietnam in 1986?

5. Why was Le Ly's mother under house arrest after Le Ly went to Danang?

6. How was Le Ly able to save money to get a house for her, her mother, and son?

7. Why did Le Ly's father hit her mother once?

8. What did the men, whom Le Ly called the snakes' keepers, look like?

9. What type of traps did the children of Ky La have to help the Viet Cong make for the Republicans?

10. How did the Viet Cong take steps to control the villagers after the battle with the Republicans and Americans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Le Ly had an unplanned reunion with her mother at Tinh's home. Discuss Le Ly's reunion with her mother and its effect on Le Ly's emotions.

Essay Topic 2

In 1986, Le Ly had mixed emotions as she landed in Danang. Discuss the emotions that Le Ly felt as she approached the reunion with her family.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why and how Le Ly had endangered her family by returning to Vietnam.

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