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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, who accompanies Mr. Chinh on the plane?
(a) Ming.
(b) Sing.
(c) Huong.
(d) Binh.

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

4. In Chapter 3, how many years did the Grandfather live under communist rule?
(a) 11.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 18.

5. Where does Francine live now?
(a) Texas.
(b) Florida.
(c) California.
(d) Louisiana.

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

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

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

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

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

11. What type of sneakers does Thieu’s son wear?
(a) Sketchers.
(b) Asics.
(c) Reeboks.
(d) Nike.

12. In Chapter 2, where were the narrator’s parrots and grandmother, when her grandfather asked her to go talk to Mr. Green?
(a) Front porch.
(b) Living room.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Under a banana tree.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, where does the narrator live now?

2. What was Mr. Chinh’s favorite car?

3. What time of day did Thieu and his new bride escape from Vietnam?

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

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

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