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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Thap wearing when the narrator first meets him?
(a) Green and blue plaid sport shirt.
(b) White polo shirt.
(c) Blue dress shirt.
(d) Red, white, and blue t-shirt.

3. In Chapter 7, at what base in Vietnam did the narrator say that he worked with many Americans?
(a) Pleiku.
(b) Plantation.
(c) Holloway.
(d) Bien Hoa.

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

5. In Chapter 3, where does Khanh plan to open another laundry?
(a) Moss Bluff.
(b) Orange.
(c) Sulpher.
(d) Jennings.

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

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

8. When did Miss Noi come to America?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1971.

9. What is the name of the government program that allows a longtime, hard-core Viet Cong to switch sides?
(a) Open Arms.
(b) Brothers in Arms.
(c) Comrade Brother.
(d) In and Out.

10. According to Thieu, where does the former President of the former Republic of Vietnam live?
(a) Rio de Janerio.
(b) Madrid.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

11. What was the religion of the Chapter 2 narrator’s paternal grandfather?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Protestantism.
(c) Confucianism.
(d) Catholicism.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Chinh wearing when he gets off the plane in Chapter 3?

2. Where does Thieu work?

3. What type of sneakers does Thieu’s son wear?

4. In Chapter 6, how long has Francine been in the United States?

5. In Chapter 3, where does Khanh live?

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