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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Thuy announce that she loved Ly and he loved her?
(a) Beach.
(b) Continental Palace Hotel.
(c) Cique Sportif.
(d) Ice cream shop.

2. Where do Gabrielle and Vinh live in America?
(a) Texas.
(b) Florida.
(c) California.
(d) Louisiana.

3. What type of flowers has the narrator in Chapter 8 put in oak barrels?
(a) Iris.
(b) Passionflower.
(c) Hibiscus.
(d) Phlox.

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

5. In Chapter 13, where does the narrator live?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Biloxi.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Lake Charles.

6. In Chapter 9 when Saigon fell, where did some hide in an attempt to leave Vietnam?
(a) Cargo holds.
(b) Landing gear of planes.
(c) Storage crates.
(d) Jeeps.

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

8. In Chapter 10, what was the rank of the officer who visited his mistress?
(a) Lieutenant.
(b) General.
(c) Captain.
(d) Major.

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

10. In Chapter 11, with whom does Miss Giau live?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Mother.
(c) Father.
(d) Aunt.

11. In Chapter 13, how old does the narrator say that she and Thuy were when they met Ly for the first time?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 19.

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

13. In Chapter 12, what color is the leather of the shoe that used to belong to a famous person?
(a) Teakwood.
(b) Black.
(c) Mahogany.
(d) Brown.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, where does the narrator live?

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

3. In Chapter 12, what type of grass grows in the narrator’s yard?

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

5. In Chapter 13, how old would the narrator and Thuy have been?

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