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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what was the translated name of the restaurant owned by a man who was having an affair with the narrator’s wife?

2. What color ao dais did Miss Noi have in Saigon?

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

4. In Chapter 2, where did the narrator’s father grow up?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the narrator in Chapter 1 do during the war?

3. How did Miss Noi get to America?

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

5. What do Thieu and the former President of the former Republic of Vietnam have in common?

6. Why is it important to make the right sound in the Vietnamese language?

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

8. What does Mr. Chinh say about cars he has driven in his lifetime?

9. What is so special about apples for Miss Noi?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 15, scents are very important to Dao. How do scents bring back memory? What do scents have to do with his religion? Why are scents used to describe his family? Do the types of scents mentioned depict the characters of family members? What is the last scent that Dao remembers?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 10, the narrator makes the comment that Miss Linh has eaten him up. What does the narrator mean by that statement? How many times did Miss Linh help him escape trouble? Was he escaping trouble the last time that he saw her? Why is he still haunted by her?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 2, despite her grandfather’s disparaging remarks about women and their roles, the narrator learns to embrace her femininity. How does Grandfather make the narrator feel like a second-class citizen because of her gender? How does the narrator’s last act in Chapter 2 show that she has embraced being a woman?

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