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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 go to pick up his wife’s grandfather?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Shreveport.
(d) Houston.

2. In Chapter 7, what does the narrator’s wife’s name mean?
(a) Butterfly.
(b) Pretty.
(c) Blossom.
(d) Flower.

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

4. According to her mother, what nationality is Francine’s name?
(a) American and German.
(b) American and Spanish.
(c) American and Portuguese.
(d) American and French.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Vietnam War, for whom did the Chapter 1 narrator serve as an interpreter?

2. In Chapter 7, what was the translated name of the restaurant owned by a man who was having an affair with the narrator’s wife?

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

4. Where was the GI from in Chapter 4 that Miss Noi remembers?

5. The first time that Fontenot talks with Miss Noi, what does he buy to drink?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Francine say about her name?

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

7. What does Thieu do for a living?

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

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

10. How did Miss Noi get to America?

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