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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Trung sisters throw themselves into a river and drown?
(a) 18 A.D.
(b) 18. B.C.
(c) 43 B.C.
(d) 43 A.D.

2. On what street does Miss Noi work?
(a) Canal Street.
(b) Desire Street.
(c) Audubon Place.
(d) Bourbon Street.

3. In Chapter 8, how old was the narrator when she met her Vietnamese love?
(a) 18.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

4. In Vietnam, when do mothers begin counseling their children in the matters of the world?
(a) Age 16.
(b) Age 5.
(c) In the womb.
(d) Age 10.

5. Who leads the ceremony on the day of marriage in Vietnam?
(a) Groom's grandfather.
(b) Bride’s grandfather.
(c) Male head of the bride's family.
(d) Male head of the groom’s family.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, where does the narrator live?

2. In Chapter 12, how long does the narrator believe it will be before the Vietnamese are the only shrimp fisherman in the Gulf of Mexico?

3. When did Miss Noi come to America?

4. In Chapter 12, what does the narrator remember his wife having that he would like to touch again?

5. Who is the Vietnamese genie of marriage?

(see the answer key)

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