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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10 as the officer drove through the mountains, what dashed across the road?
(a) Deer.
(b) Cougar.
(c) Fox.
(d) Rabbit.

2. In Chapter 8, how old was the narrator when she met her Vietnamese love?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 17.

3. What sits on either side of the restaurant in Chapter 11?
(a) School and playground.
(b) Motel and gas station.
(c) Park and library.
(d) Lawyer’s and doctor’s offices.

4. In Chapter 13, how did the narrator’s husband die?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) War.
(d) Car accident.

5. Who is the Vietnamese genie of marriage?
(a) Golden Turtle God.
(b) Lady of the Storehouse.
(c) Lady of the Realm.
(d) Rose Silk Thread God.

6. In Puerto Vallarta where do Gabrielle and her husband stay?
(a) Marival.
(b) Fiesta Vallarta.
(c) Garza blanca.
(d) Sunset Plaza.

7. In Chapter 13, how old would the narrator and Thuy have been?
(a) 50.
(b) 60.
(c) 55.
(d) 45.

8. In Chapter 12, whose shoe does the narrator own?
(a) Abraham Lincoln's.
(b) George Washington's.
(c) Martin Luther King Jr.’s
(d) John Lennon's.

9. In Chapter 8, who is allowed to hear the conversation between mother and child about the world?
(a) Grandmother.
(b) Father.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Only the child.

10. In Chapter 13, how old were the narrator and Thuy when they last ran in the white foam of the breakers on the beach?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

11. In Chapter 9, what type of weapon does the narrator say he used in Vietnam?
(a) M16.
(b) AK-47.
(c) M14.
(d) M1 Carbine.

12. How old is the narrator in Chapter 10?
(a) 40s.
(b) Late middle-aged.
(c) Elderly.
(d) 20s.

13. What did the couple that made the deal before the sisters win?
(a) Boat.
(b) Goat.
(c) Cow.
(d) Bookcase.

14. In Chapter 8, when did the narrator meet her Vietnamese love?
(a) Mid-winter Festival.
(b) Mountain Festival.
(c) Mid-Autumn Festival.
(d) Temple Festival.

15. In Chapter 9, where does the narrator remember stopping to rest?
(a) Mahogany forest.
(b) Rice paddy.
(c) Song Gam Mountains.
(d) Red River Delta.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what is Miss Giau’s religion?

2. What nationality is the family that owns the restaurant in Chapter 11?

3. What type of fence does the narrator have around her house in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 12, when does the narrator say that the Trung sisters threw the Chinese out of Vietnam?

5. In Chapter 9, what city did the narrator’s son and mother live in when Saigon fell?

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