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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 13, what is the name of the mortician?
(a) Mr. Bahn.
(b) Mr. Chan.
(c) Mr. Hoa.
(d) Mr. Tran.

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

4. How long are Gabrielle and Vinh scheduled to stay in Puerto Vallarta?
(a) 5 nights, 4 days.
(b) 6 nights, 5 days.
(c) 3 nights, 2 days.
(d) 4 days, 3 nights.

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

6. At the beginning of Chapter 11, what time is it?
(a) 4:30.
(b) Not even 5.
(c) After 6.
(d) 2:30.

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

8. 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?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 8 years.

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

10. What is the name of the apartment complex that refugees were put into in Chapter 12?
(a) Versailles.
(b) Marseilles.
(c) Maison Bleu.
(d) Maison Blanc.

11. Who leads the ceremony on the day of marriage in Vietnam?
(a) Groom's grandfather.
(b) Male head of the bride's family.
(c) Male head of the groom’s family.
(d) Bride’s grandfather.

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

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

14. In Chapter 12, what does the narrator remember his wife having that he would like to touch again?
(a) Scarves.
(b) Hair ribbons.
(c) Bracelets.
(d) Sashes.

15. In Chapter 9, where does the narrator live?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Biloxi.
(d) Pensacola.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Vietnamese genie of marriage?

2. In Chapter 10 as the officer drove through the mountains, what dashed across the road?

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

4. In Chapter 12, whose shoe does the narrator own?

5. In Chapter 11, what color is Mr. Cohen’s beard?

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