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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 5, where does Thieu live?
(a) Jennings.
(b) Lafayette.
(c) Lake Charles.
(d) Baton Rouge.

2. Where was the GI from in Chapter 4 that Miss Noi remembers?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Texas.
(d) Wyoming.

3. What was Mr. Chinh’s favorite car?
(a) 1934 Hotchkiss.
(b) 1930 Peugeot.
(c) 1929 Citroen.
(d) 1927 Desoto.

4. During the Vietnam War, for whom did the Chapter 1 narrator serve as an interpreter?
(a) British.
(b) Americans.
(c) French.
(d) Australians.

5. On what street does Miss Noi work?
(a) Bourbon Street.
(b) Audubon Place.
(c) Desire Street.
(d) Canal Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, where does Khanh plan to open another laundry?

2. Where does the narrator in Chapter 1 work?

3. In Chapter 1, where is there a disturbance that involves small arms and then the Cobras?

4. In Chapter 2, where does the narrator live now?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When and how did Khanh’s wife’s father die?

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

4. What does Doctor Joseph tell the narrator to do to stop the man who is having an affair with the narrator’s wife?

5. What does Thieu do for a living?

6. What does Thieu remember about the time when Saigon fell?

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

8. What does Francine say about her name?

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

10. What happens to the narrator in Chapter 7 when he tries to throw a hog’s bladder over his rival’s house?

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