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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, on what beaches does the narrator remember playing on with Thuy?
(a) Nha Trang.
(b) Tuy Hoa.
(c) Cam Rahn.
(d) Phan Rang.

2. In Chapter 8, what was the narrator doing when she met her Vietnamese love?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Shopping.
(c) Lighting lanterns.
(d) Carrying water.

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

4. In Chapter 11, what type of clock is in the restaurant?
(a) Digital clock.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Coockoo.
(d) Water clock.

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 11, what is Miss Giau’s religion?
(a) Buddhist.
(b) Christian.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Confucian.

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

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

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

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

13. In Vietnam, when do mothers begin counseling their children in the matters of the world?
(a) Age 5.
(b) Age 16.
(c) Age 10.
(d) In the womb.

14. In Chapter 14 for the game show, what costumes do the narrator and her sister wear?
(a) Killer bees.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Butterflies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what types of flowers grow around the pool at the hotel?

2. When did the Trung sisters throw themselves into a river and drown?

3. In Chapter 13, where does the narrator live?

4. In Chapter 9, where does the narrator live?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 11, what time is it?

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