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

2. What was Mr. Chinh’s favorite car?
(a) 1934 Hotchkiss.
(b) 1929 Citroen.
(c) 1930 Peugeot.
(d) 1927 Desoto.

3. What is Mr. Chinh wearing when he gets off the plane in Chapter 3?
(a) Green t-shirt.
(b) Blue chambray shirt.
(c) Black dress shirt.
(d) Red-and-black-plaid sport shirt.

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

5. In Chapter 2, what did the narrator’s grandfather take her to see when they lived in Saigon?
(a) Monkeys.
(b) Wildcats.
(c) Canaries.
(d) Rabbits.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, where do the narrator and his wife live?

2. What was the religion of the Chapter 2 narrator’s paternal grandfather?

3. In Chapter 2, where was the narrator’s childhood home located?

4. When did Miss Noi come to America?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Thap?

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

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

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

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

9. Who accompanies Mr. Chinh on the airplane?

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

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