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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 12, what is the brand of the shoe that used to belong to a famous person?
(a) Gucci.
(b) Giovanni.
(c) Saville Row.
(d) Zota.

2. In Chapter 9, what city did the narrator’s son and mother live in when Saigon fell?
(a) Cam Le.
(b) Da Nang.
(c) An Khe.
(d) Binh Thuan.

3. In Chapter 9 after the narrator mentioned the legend of the dragon and fairy, how many men survived an attack?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

4. In Chapter 8, why can’t the narrator’s mother tell her more about the conversation she should have with her child?
(a) She lives in Vietnam.
(b) She is dead.
(c) She had a stroke and cannot speak.
(d) She lives in California.

5. In Puerto Vallarta on what floor of the hotel do Gabrielle and her husband stay?
(a) Tenth.
(b) Twelfth.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Eighth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10 as the officer drove through the mountains, what dashed across the road?

2. In Chapter 8, how old was the narrator’s Vietnamese love when they met?

3. In Chapter 9 when Saigon fell, where did some hide in an attempt to leave Vietnam?

4. In Chapter 13, how old would the narrator and Thuy have been?

5. In Chapter 12, when does the narrator say that the Trung sisters threw the Chinese out of Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom is the narrator speaking in Chapter 8 and why?

2. What did the narrator in Chapter 13 do after her husband died?

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 12, why are the poor spineless?

4. In Chapter 12, how did the narrator have the courage to leave Vietnam?

5. In Chapter 11, what happened to Miss Giau’s fiancé?

6. In Chapter 10, what did Miss Linh save the narrator from?

7. Where is Thuy to be buried?

8. Where did Mr. Cohen live before he lived in the United States?

9. What did the major decide had happened to him when he got back into his car in Chapter 10?

10. In Chapter 12, why didn’t the narrator’s family come with him to America?

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