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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the time the narrator relates the time when he and the other men rested, how many men had he seen killed?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

2. In Chapter 10, where did the officer and his mistress spend the afternoon?
(a) Park.
(b) Market.
(c) Garden.
(d) Theater.

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

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 12, what is the brand of the shoe that used to belong to a famous person?
(a) Zota.
(b) Giovanni.
(c) Gucci.
(d) Saville Row.

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. What type of trees surround the restaurant in Chapter 11?
(a) Oak.
(b) Maple.
(c) Palm.
(d) Locust.

11. In Chapter 12, what type of grass grows in the narrator’s yard?
(a) Bermuda.
(b) Zoysiz.
(c) Carpetgrass.
(d) St. Augustine.

12. In Chapter 12, when does the narrator say that the Trung sisters threw the Chinese out of Vietnam?
(a) 15 B.C.
(b) 40 A.D.
(c) 15 A.D.
(d) 40 B.C.

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

14. In Chapter 10 when the officer awakened after seeing a woman in the road, how long had he been unconscious?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 30 minutes.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 8, how old was the narrator when she met her Vietnamese love?

3. In Chapter 8, what happened to the narrator’s Vietnamese love?

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

5. In Chapter 12, how large is the lot on which the narrator’s house is built?

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