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

2. In Puerto Vallarta, what colors are painted on the airport building?
(a) Black and red.
(b) Blue, pink. and dark green.
(c) Red, yellow, and lime green.
(d) Beige and Brown.

3. In Chapter 12, what does the narrator remember his wife having that he would like to touch again?
(a) Sashes.
(b) Hair ribbons.
(c) Bracelets.
(d) Scarves.

4. What type of business does Gabrielle’s husband run in America?
(a) Import-export.
(b) Food service.
(c) Office supply.
(d) Auto repair.

5. In Chapter 11, where does Miss Giau live?
(a) Lake Charles.
(b) Thibodaux.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Baton Rouge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long are Gabrielle and Vinh scheduled to stay in Puerto Vallarta?

2. In Chapter 11, where did Miss Gaui live when she first came to America?

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

4. In Chapter 12, what type of music does the narrator say he likes now he is in America?

5. How old is the narrator in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the narrator escape Vietnam?

2. In Chapter 8, why didn’t the narrator marry Bao?

3. As Gabrielle watches a man strapped into a parachute, what does Vinh ask her to remind him?

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

5. Why are iguanas popular in Puerto Vallarta?

6. What is a marriage ceremony like in Vietnam according to the narrator in Chapter 8?

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

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

9. Why does the narrator in Chapter 9 find it strange that he escaped Vietnam and so many others didn’t?

10. In Chapter 10, what did the woman in the road tell the officer after he crashed and found himself lying on the ground?

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