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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. What type of cigarettes does Thap smoke?
(a) Cool.
(b) Camel.
(c) Chesterfield.
(d) Kent.

2. Where does the Chapter 1 narrator’s ex-wife live?
(a) California.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Louisiana.

3. Where does Thieu work?
(a) Lawyer's office.
(b) Refinery.
(c) Doctor's office.
(d) Manufacturing plant.

4. In Chapter 3, who accompanies Mr. Chinh on the plane?
(a) Binh.
(b) Ming.
(c) Sing.
(d) Huong.

5. In Chapter 2, where did the narrator’s father grow up?
(a) Da Nang.
(b) Hanoi.
(c) U.S.
(d) A small village.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, where is Fran living when her father sends letters?

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

3. To whom did the Chapter 1 narrator lose his wife?

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

5. What type of sneakers does Thieu’s son wear?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Francine describe the French cemetery in Saigon?

5. Why is it important to make the right sound in the Vietnamese language?

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

7. How did Miss Noi get to America?

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

9. What is so special about apples for Miss Noi?

10. What is the Vietnamese custom about sharing bad news?

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