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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how old was the narrator when her grandfather died?
(a) 24.
(b) 19.
(c) 31.
(d) 16.

2. What time of day did Thieu and his new bride escape from Vietnam?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Dawn.
(d) 10 p.m.

3. How old was one of Francine’s Vietnamese friends when she got a Russian pen pal?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

4. What can Ho Chi Minh mean according to Francine?
(a) Lost Garbage.
(b) Beautiful One.
(c) Light.
(d) Very intelligent starch-paste.

5. What does Fran tell her friends that her name is?
(a) Hien.
(b) Xuan.
(c) Tran.
(d) An.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, where does Khanh plan to open another laundry?

2. When does the story that Miss Noi tells about her life take place?

3. In Chapter 6, for how long did a little girl think her father was a shadow on the wall?

4. In Chapter 6, where is Fran living when her father sends letters?

5. Where does the Chapter 1 narrator’s ex-wife live?

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