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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 7, where does the narrator work?
(a) Cable company.
(b) Telephone company.
(c) Refinery.
(d) Manufacturing plant.

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

3. In Chapter 2, where was the narrator’s childhood home located?
(a) Da Nang.
(b) Hanoi.
(c) Bank of the Red River.
(d) Bank of the Black River.

4. What was the religion of the Chapter 2 narrator’s paternal grandfather?
(a) Protestantism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Confucianism.
(d) Buddhism.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Francine live now?

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

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

4. In Chapter 7, at what base in Vietnam did the narrator say that he worked with many Americans?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who accompanies Mr. Chinh on the airplane?

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

3. What are two things in Chapter 7 that are exceptional about the narrator?

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

5. How did Miss Noi get to America?

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

7. What does Thieu do for a living?

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

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

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

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