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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9 when the narrator remembers stopping to rest, how old does he say his lieutenant was?
(a) 27.
(b) 20.
(c) 21.
(d) 25.

2. What was the fourth largest export business in the Republic of South Vietnam?
(a) Goose feathers.
(b) Duck feathers.
(c) Bamboo.
(d) Silk.

3. What type of fence does the narrator have around her house in Chapter 8?
(a) Wrought iron.
(b) Chainlink.
(c) Cedar.
(d) White picket.

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

5. In Chapter 13, what was Thuy’s favorite apple?
(a) Red delicious.
(b) Golden delicious.
(c) Winesap.
(d) Fuji.

6. In Puerto Vallarta, what colors are painted on the airport building?
(a) Black and red.
(b) Beige and Brown.
(c) Red, yellow, and lime green.
(d) Blue, pink. and dark green.

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

8. In Chapter 8, what happened to the narrator’s Vietnamese love?
(a) Died of pneumonia.
(b) Married another.
(c) Parents wouldn’t allow him to marry the narrator.
(d) Died in battle.

9. What color ao dai did the woman wear that the officer saw in the middle of the road in Chapter 10?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

10. When did the Trung sisters throw themselves into a river and drown?
(a) 18. B.C.
(b) 18 A.D.
(c) 43 A.D.
(d) 43 B.C.

11. In Chapter 9, how old was the narrator when Saigon was falling?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 23.
(d) 21.

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

13. In Chapter 11, what color is Mr. Cohen’s beard?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Salt and pepper.
(d) Dark Gray.

14. In Chapter 10, what city is the setting?
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) Lake Charles.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Biloxi.

15. In Chapter 10, near where did the story that the narrator tells take place?
(a) Hoa Minh.
(b) Da Nang.
(c) Cam Le.
(d) An Khe.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, where does the narrator say she was from?

2. In Chapter 8, why can’t the narrator’s mother tell her more about the conversation she should have with her child?

3. In Chapter 11, with whom does Miss Giau live?

4. In Chapter 10, where is the narrator going?

5. What type of flowers has the narrator in Chapter 8 put in oak barrels?

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