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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. To whom did the Chapter 1 narrator lose his wife?
(a) Spy.
(b) Brother.
(c) Cripple.
(d) Cousin.

2. How old was Thieu when Saigon fell?
(a) 19.
(b) 23.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.

3. In Chapter 3, where does Khanh plan to open another laundry?
(a) Moss Bluff.
(b) Sulpher.
(c) Orange.
(d) Jennings.

4. In Chapter 7, where do the narrator and his wife live?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) California.
(d) Florida.

5. In Chapter 4, where does Miss Noi live?
(a) Miami.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Houston.
(d) Atlanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject matter of the photos on the narrator’s desk when he receives Thap’s file in Chapter 1?

2. Where does Francine find a footlocker of old letters her father wrote?

3. In Chapter 5, how old is Thieu’s son?

4. According to her mother, what nationality is Francine’s name?

5. What was Mr. Chinh’s favorite car?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Miss Noi’s apartment like in Saigon?

3. What do Thieu and the former President of the former Republic of Vietnam have in common?

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

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

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

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

8. How did Miss Noi get to America?

9. What films are frequently shown in the officers’ club that the Chapter 1 narrator does not enjoy?

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

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