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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 11, where did Miss Gaui live when she first came to America?
(a) Houston.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) St. Louis.

2. In Chapter 11, what color is Mr. Cohen’s beard?
(a) Black.
(b) Dark Gray.
(c) Brown.
(d) Salt and pepper.

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

4. In Chapter 10, when did the story take place that the narrator tells?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1969.

5. In Chapter 6, where is Fran living when her father sends letters?
(a) Phnom Penh.
(b) Hanoi.
(c) Saigon.
(d) Da Nang.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what type of dwelling did the narrator’s son and the boy’s mother live?

2. In Chapter 9 when Saigon fell, where did some hide in an attempt to leave Vietnam?

3. In Chapter 3, where does Khanh go to pick up his wife’s grandfather?

4. In Chapter 12, what color is the leather of the shoe that used to belong to a famous person?

5. What type of cigarettes does Thap smoke?

(see the answer key)

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