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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the narrator when she tells her story in Chapter 2?
(a) 41.
(b) 54.
(c) 39.
(d) 62.

2. How old was Thieu when Saigon fell?
(a) 21.
(b) 23.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

3. When do the crickets begin to crow where Thieu lives?
(a) January.
(b) April.
(c) March.
(d) February.

4. In Chapter 7, where do the narrator and his wife live?
(a) California.
(b) Florida.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Mississippi.

5. When the narrator speaks with the voodoo man in Chapter 7, what type of chair does the man sit in?
(a) Cane.
(b) Folding.
(c) Upholstered.
(d) Wooden.

6. In Chapter 7, how long have the narrator and his wife lived where they do?
(a) Over 20 years.
(b) More than 12 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 5 years.

7. What is Thieu’s son’s name?
(a) Bill.
(b) Dao.
(c) Pete.
(d) Bao.

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

9. In Chapter 2, where was the narrator’s childhood home located?
(a) Bank of the Red River.
(b) Bank of the Black River.
(c) Da Nang.
(d) Hanoi.

10. In Chapter 2, when did the narrator’s grandfather die?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1972.

11. What is the subject matter of the photos on the narrator’s desk when he receives Thap’s file in Chapter 1?
(a) Political prisoners.
(b) Dead woodcutters.
(c) Exploded jeep.
(d) Bombed building.

12. In Chapter 7, what was the translated name of the restaurant owned by a man who was having an affair with the narrator’s wife?
(a) Sauteed beef with noodles.
(b) Vegetables with fish.
(c) Chicken and fish sauce.
(d) Fish with noodles.

13. In Chapter 7, how old was the narrator’s wife when they married?
(a) 18.
(b) 21.
(c) 15.
(d) 23.

14. During the Vietnam War, for whom did the Chapter 1 narrator serve as an interpreter?
(a) British.
(b) Americans.
(c) French.
(d) Australians.

15. In Chapter 3, what type of sale is the Texas Winners running?
(a) Basketballs.
(b) Hiking equiptment.
(c) T-shirts.
(d) Baseball trophies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was one of Francine’s Vietnamese friends when she got a Russian pen pal?

3. To whom did the Chapter 1 narrator lose his wife?

4. When does Fran say that many young people died in Saigon?

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

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