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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, how often does the narrator go to visit family?
(a) Every three months.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Every other week.
(d) Once a year.

2. In Chapter 9, how old was the narrator’s son when Saigon was falling?
(a) 1.
(b) In his mother’s womb.
(c) 2.
(d) Almost 5.

3. What type of business does Gabrielle’s husband run in America?
(a) Auto repair.
(b) Office supply.
(c) Food service.
(d) Import-export.

4. In Chapter 13, how did Thuy die?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Lymphoma.
(c) Breast Cancer.
(d) Ovarian cancer.

5. What is Miss Giau’s job at the restaurant in Chapter 11?
(a) Cook.
(b) Waitress.
(c) Dishwasher.
(d) Cashier.

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

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

8. What nationality is the family that owns the restaurant in Chapter 11?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Vietnamese.
(c) Korean.
(d) Chinese.

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

10. What would the sisters have won if they had been able to make the deal before theirs?
(a) Ford.
(b) Dodge.
(c) Honda.
(d) Mazda.

11. In Chapter 12, what type of music does the narrator say he likes now he is in America?
(a) Easy listening.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Rock.
(d) New age.

12. In Chapter 9 in the story of the dragon and the fairy princess, how many eggs did the princess lay?
(a) 100.
(b) 75.
(c) 25.
(d) 50.

13. In Chapter 11, where did Miss Gaui live when she first came to America?
(a) Houston.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Dallas.

14. Who is the narrator going to see in Chapter 10?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Son.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Daughter.

15. In Chapter 9 after the narrator mentioned the legend of the dragon and fairy, how many men survived an attack?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, how long does the narrator believe it will be before the Vietnamese are the only shrimp fisherman in the Gulf of Mexico?

2. In Puerto Vallarta on what floor of the hotel do Gabrielle and her husband stay?

3. In Vietnam, when do mothers begin counseling their children in the matters of the world?

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

5. What color ao dai did the woman wear that the officer saw in the middle of the road in Chapter 10?

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