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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) Shreveport.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Houston.
(d) Birmingham.

2. What does Fran tell her friends that her name is?
(a) An.
(b) Xuan.
(c) Tran.
(d) Hien.

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

4. Where does the Chapter 1 narrator live?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Paris.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Louisiana.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Miss Noi live when she first came to the United States?

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

4. Who is Mr. Green?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did the Chapter 1 narrator lose his wife?

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

7. What does Thieu do for a living?

8. How does Mr. Green die in Chapter 2?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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