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

2. In Chapter 8, what was the narrator doing when she met her Vietnamese love?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Lighting lanterns.
(c) Carrying water.
(d) Shopping.

3. In Chapter 12, what color is the leather of the shoe that used to belong to a famous person?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Mahogany.
(d) Teakwood.

4. In Chapter 12, how large is the lot on which the narrator’s house is built?
(a) 1 acre.
(b) 1/2 acre.
(c) ¾ acre.
(d) 1 1/2 acres.

5. In Chapter 10, how often does the narrator go to visit family?
(a) Every other week.
(b) Once a year.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Every three months.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the time the narrator relates the time when he and the other men rested, how many men had he seen killed?

2. What is the name of the apartment complex that refugees were put into in Chapter 12?

3. In Chapter 10, near where did the story that the narrator tells take place?

4. In Chapter 9, how old was the narrator’s son when Saigon was falling?

5. What would the sisters have won if they had been able to make the deal before theirs?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the narrator discover in Chapter 13 when she prepared Thuy’s body?

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

4. Where is Thuy to be buried?

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 9, why does the narrator write to his son?

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

10. In Chapter 12, how does the narrator describe the special shoe that he owns?

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