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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Thieu work?
(a) Doctor's office.
(b) Refinery.
(c) Manufacturing plant.
(d) Lawyer's office.

2. In Chapter 2, where did the narrator’s father grow up?
(a) Da Nang.
(b) Hanoi.
(c) A small village.
(d) U.S.

3. In Chapter 2, what does Grandfather buy by the dozen at Ham Nghi?
(a) Grubs.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Turtles.
(d) Sparrows.

4. In Chapter 7, what does the foyer of the voodoo man’s house smell like?
(a) Incense and tobacco smoke.
(b) Candles and marijuana.
(c) Mildew and incense.
(d) Fermented mash and incense.

5. How long have co-workers called the narrator Ted in Chapter 5?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 4 years.

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

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

8. Where does Francine find a footlocker of old letters her father wrote?
(a) Storage shack.
(b) Guest room.
(c) Attic.
(d) Basement.

9. Where does the narrator in Chapter 1 work?
(a) Grocery store.
(b) Theater.
(c) Bank.
(d) Law office.

10. According to her mother, what nationality is Francine’s name?
(a) American and Spanish.
(b) American and Portuguese.
(c) American and French.
(d) American and German.

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

12. In Chapter 2, what type of door was on the room where Grandfather took the narrator?
(a) Rope.
(b) Fabric.
(c) Oak.
(d) Bread.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Thap wearing when the narrator first meets him?

2. In Chapter 1, where is there a disturbance that involves small arms and then the Cobras?

3. In Chapter 4, what does a GI buy Miss Noi?

4. How old is the narrator when she tells her story in Chapter 2?

5. What is the name of the government program that allows a longtime, hard-core Viet Cong to switch sides?

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