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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, where does Miss Noi live?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Houston.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Miami.

2. Where was the GI from in Chapter 4 that Miss Noi remembers?
(a) Texas.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Wyoming.

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

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

5. How long does Townsend grill Thap before the narrator is allowed to speak with him alone?
(a) An hour.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 90 minutes.

6. In Chapter 3, what type of contest is The Paradise Club running?
(a) Bull riding.
(b) Mud wrestling.
(c) Mini skirt.
(d) Wet t-shirt.

7. 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) Calf stomach.
(b) Hog bladder.
(c) Dog skin.
(d) Cat skin.

8. In Chapter 7, where does the narrator work?
(a) Cable company.
(b) Refinery.
(c) Manufacturing plant.
(d) Telephone company.

9. In Chapter 3, how does Khanh say his wife’s father died?
(a) Auto accident.
(b) War.
(c) Fire.
(d) Drowned.

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

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

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

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

14. What is Mr. Chinh wearing when he gets off the plane in Chapter 3?
(a) Green t-shirt.
(b) Black dress shirt.
(c) Blue chambray shirt.
(d) Red-and-black-plaid sport shirt.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Mr. Green?

4. What type of cigarettes does Thap smoke?

5. In Chapter 2, what does Grandfather buy by the dozen at Ham Nghi?

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