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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does a GI buy Miss Noi?
(a) Black tea.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Green tea.
(d) Saigon tea.

2. When does the story that Miss Noi tells about her life take place?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1981.

3. In Chapter 12, what does the narrator remember his wife having that he would like to touch again?
(a) Scarves.
(b) Hair ribbons.
(c) Sashes.
(d) Bracelets.

4. What type of fruit did Miss Noi like for the GIs to give her?
(a) Papayas.
(b) Pineapples.
(c) Mangoes.
(d) Apples.

5. What type of flowers has the narrator in Chapter 8 put in oak barrels?
(a) Phlox.
(b) Passionflower.
(c) Iris.
(d) Hibiscus.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what street does Miss Noi work?

2. In Chapter 8, why can’t the narrator’s mother tell her more about the conversation she should have with her child?

3. What type of fence does the narrator have around her house in Chapter 8?

4. When did the Trung sisters throw themselves into a river and drown?

5. In Chapter 8, what happened to the narrator’s Vietnamese love?

(see the answer key)

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