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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Khanh and his wife grow up?
(a) Phu My.
(b) Long Hoa.
(c) Vung Tau.
(d) Tan Phuroc.

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

4. In Chapter 7, what did the voodoo man give the narrator to put at the man’s house who was having an affair with the narrator’s wife?
(a) Cat skin.
(b) Dog skin.
(c) Hog bladder.
(d) Calf stomach.

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

6. When does Fran say that many young people died in Saigon?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1970.

7. Who is Mr. Green?
(a) Family friend.
(b) Business acquaintance.
(c) Uncle.
(d) A parrot.

8. In Chapter 6, how long has Francine been in the United States?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 1 year.

9. In Chapter 3, where does Khanh go to pick up his wife’s grandfather?
(a) Shreveport.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Houston.

10. How old was Francine when she finally got out of Vietnam?
(a) 7.
(b) 16.
(c) 11.
(d) 4.

11. 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) 5 years.
(d) 8 years.

12. What nationality were the actors and actresses in the film shown in Chapter 1?
(a) Swedish.
(b) Dutch.
(c) Italian.
(d) French.

13. In Chapter 5, where does Thieu live?
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) Lafayette.
(c) Lake Charles.
(d) Jennings.

14. 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.

15. Where does the Chapter 1 narrator’s ex-wife live?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality were the pirates that hassled Thieu when he and his bride escaped Vietnam?

2. In Chapter 2, what did the narrator’s grandfather take her to see when they lived in Saigon?

3. In Chapter 3, how many years did the Grandfather live under communist rule?

4. When Francine lived in Vietnam, where would she and her friends play hide-and-seek?

5. In Chapter 4, where does Miss Noi live?

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