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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 3, what type of sale is the Texas Winners running?

2. In Chapter 1, where is there a disturbance that involves small arms and then the Cobras?

3. What nationality were the actors and actresses in the film shown in Chapter 1?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Thieu remember about the time when Saigon fell?

4. What happens to the narrator in Chapter 7 when he tries to throw a hog’s bladder over his rival’s house?

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

6. Who accompanies Mr. Chinh on the airplane?

7. What films are frequently shown in the officers’ club that the Chapter 1 narrator does not enjoy?

8. What does Thieu try to interest in son in doing when Bill is bored?

9. How did Miss Noi get to America?

10. What was Miss Noi’s apartment like in Saigon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 3, Khanh says that he does not believe in omens and symbols. Why does it seem that Khanh might believe in omens and symbols? What does he observe on his trip to the Houston airport? What connection does he see between signs along the way and what he is going or about to do? On the way back home, why is the symbolism more obvious to Khanh? Even though Khanh states that he isn’t a man who believes in symbols and omens, is that a true statement? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 13, the narrator loved her friend’s husband. When did the narrator and Thuy meet Ly? Did Ly begin to favor one girl over the other? Did the narrator see these clues? When did the narrator realize that Ly had made a choice? Did Ly or Thuy ever realize that the narrator was in love with Ly? How is the narrator finally able to marry Ly?

Essay Topic 3

Francine’s father is almost as real as a shadow to her when she lives in Vietnam. What story does Francine tell about a shadow father? Could that represent her relationship with her father? How did the long absence affect their relationship? Did coming to America improve their relationship? Does Francine think their relationship can improve?

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