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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 in the story of the dragon and the fairy princess, how many eggs did the princess lay?
(a) 75.
(b) 100.
(c) 25.
(d) 50.

2. In Chapter 9, how old was the narrator’s son when Saigon was falling?
(a) 1.
(b) In his mother’s womb.
(c) 2.
(d) Almost 5.

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

4. When did the Trung sisters throw themselves into a river and drown?
(a) 18 A.D.
(b) 18. B.C.
(c) 43 A.D.
(d) 43 B.C.

5. What nationality is the family that owns the restaurant in Chapter 11?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Vietnamese.
(d) Korean.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14 for the game show, what costumes do the narrator and her sister wear?

2. In Chapter 10, where did the officer and his mistress spend the afternoon?

3. In Chapter 8, who is allowed to hear the conversation between mother and child about the world?

4. In Chapter 9 after the narrator mentioned the legend of the dragon and fairy, how many men survived an attack?

5. What sits on either side of the restaurant in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are iguanas popular in Puerto Vallarta?

2. How did Gabrielle guess wrongly about which women were on which types of game shows?

3. Why does Gabrielle believe a woman at the pool wearing a black two-piece suit won a puzzle-solving show?

4. How does the narrator in Chapter 8 feel about her baby being a girl and why?

5. When and where did Thuy and the narrator meet Ly?

6. In Chapter 10, what did the major discover when he awoke for a second time?

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

8. In Chapter 11, what frightened Miss Giau during her first Christmas in America?

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

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

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