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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. Who was a legendary king that Le Ly and other children were told stories about how he won his crown?

2. What was a boy carrying when Le Ly and her pedicab driver were trying to find Anh's home?

3. In 1979, what country did Vietnam invade?

4. What position in the Catholic church did President Diem's brother hold?

5. From what ailment did Madame Lien suffer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the charges against Le Ly dropped when she was caught with marijuana?

2. Why was Le Ly taken to a hospital in Saigon?

3. Why did the plane trip to Saigon give Le Ly a sense of peace?

4. Why did the South Vietnamese Rangers attack Bai Gian?

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

6. How did the Viet Cong smuggle weapons and troops into the Ky La area when they planned a major attack?

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

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

9. How did Le Ly describe her father?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The war affected everyone, especially the children. Discuss how children were affected by the war.

Essay Topic 2

Le Ly was arrested three times. Compare the three times that Le Ly was arrested.

Essay Topic 3

The spirit world was very real to the villagers of Ky La and Le Ly's family. Discuss what villagers of Ky La and Le Ly's family believed about spirits.

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