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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. Who is Mr. Green?
(a) Family friend.
(b) A parrot.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Business acquaintance.

2. In Chapter 7, at what base in Vietnam did the narrator say that he worked with many Americans?
(a) Holloway.
(b) Bien Hoa.
(c) Pleiku.
(d) Plantation.

3. Where did Khanh and his wife grow up?
(a) Tan Phuroc.
(b) Vung Tau.
(c) Phu My.
(d) Long Hoa.

4. How old was Francine when she finally got out of Vietnam?
(a) 4.
(b) 11.
(c) 7.
(d) 16.

5. When did Miss Noi come to America?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1967.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of cigarettes does Thap smoke?

2. In Chapter 5, where does Thieu live?

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

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

5. What type of fruit did Miss Noi like for the GIs to give her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is the narrator of the story in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

8. What was in the room behind a bead curtain in Chapter 2?

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

10. Who is Thap?

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