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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 6, where is Fran living when her father sends letters?
(a) Phnom Penh.
(b) Hanoi.
(c) Saigon.
(d) Da Nang.

2. How long have co-workers called the narrator Ted in Chapter 5?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 4 years.

3. In Chapter 3, how does Khanh say his wife’s father died?
(a) Drowned.
(b) Fire.
(c) War.
(d) Auto accident.

4. In Chapter 5, how old is Thieu’s son?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Thieu’s son’s name?

2. What can Ho Chi Minh mean according to Francine?

3. What time of day did Thieu and his new bride escape from Vietnam?

4. On what street does Miss Noi work?

5. Where does the Chapter 1 narrator’s ex-wife live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Thieu do for a living?

4. How did Miss Noi get to America?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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