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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, where does Khanh live?
(a) Lake Charles, Louisiana.
(b) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(c) Lafayette, Louisiana.
(d) Port Arthur, Louisiana.

2. What nationality were the actors and actresses in the film shown in Chapter 1?
(a) Swedish.
(b) Dutch.
(c) Italian.
(d) French.

3. What is the name of the government program that allows a longtime, hard-core Viet Cong to switch sides?
(a) Open Arms.
(b) In and Out.
(c) Comrade Brother.
(d) Brothers in Arms.

4. In Chapter 7, what did the voodoo man give the narrator to put at the man’s house who was having an affair with the narrator’s wife?
(a) Dog skin.
(b) Cat skin.
(c) Calf stomach.
(d) Hog bladder.

5. The first time that Fontenot talks with Miss Noi, what does he buy to drink?
(a) Coke.
(b) Dr. Pepper.
(c) 7-Up.
(d) Pepsi.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what does Grandfather buy by the dozen at Ham Nghi?

2. How long have co-workers called the narrator Ted in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 6, how long has Francine been in the United States?

4. When do the crickets begin to crow where Thieu lives?

5. What time of day did Thieu and his new bride escape from Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who accompanies Mr. Chinh on the airplane?

2. In Vietnam, how would men react when they saw Buom on the street?

3. What are two things in Chapter 7 that are exceptional about the narrator?

4. Why did it take so long to get Francine and her mother out of Vietnam?

5. Who is the narrator of the story in Chapter 2?

6. What does Mr. Chinh say about cars he has driven in his lifetime?

7. What did Fran do to try to figure out what cold weather felt like?

8. What does Thieu try to interest in son in doing when Bill is bored?

9. What was at the Ham Nghi market in Chapter 2?

10. What does the narrator in Chapter 1 do during the war?

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