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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 2, what does Grandfather buy by the dozen at Ham Nghi?

2. Where does the Chapter 1 narrator live?

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

4. What time of day did Thieu and his new bride escape from Vietnam?

5. In Chapter 3, what type of car does Khanh drive?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the Vietnamese custom about sharing bad news?

5. How did the Chapter 1 narrator lose his wife?

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

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

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

9. What does Doctor Joseph tell the narrator to do to stop the man who is having an affair with the narrator’s wife?

10. How does Francine describe the French cemetery in Saigon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 4, Miss Noi shares her love for fairy tales. Why does Miss Noi like fairy tales? Why does she especially like the word “upon” that begins most fairy tales? Is her story told like a fairy tale? Does she believe that her life has been a fairy tale?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 7, the narrator admits that he is a wimpy man. Why is the narrator a wimp? How does his lack of physical presence affect his marriage? What does he do that enhances his status with his wife? How does that affect his relationship with his wife?

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