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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Heng's wife tell Toby's father to do with the monks?
(a) Feed them.
(b) Write them a check.
(c) Find them a ride home.
(d) Kick them out.

2. What does Rithy call his uncle?
(a) Ra.
(b) Penndo.
(c) Ba.
(d) Pou.

3. What does Monica do for much of the family in a professional capacity?
(a) Landscaping.
(b) Nail art.
(c) Hairdressing.
(d) Prepares their taxes.

4. What do the shirts that some of the bridal party is wearing say?
(a) Bride Tribe.
(b) Drunk Girls.
(c) Lady.
(d) Stale Mate.

5. What does Marlon think Visith might have broken?
(a) His finger.
(b) His ribs.
(c) His nose.
(d) His wrist.

6. What does Marlon apologize to Bond for?
(a) Crashing his car.
(b) Losing their apartment because he did not pay the rent.
(c) Losing his dog.
(d) Being the worst older brother.

7. What does Monica say that having more money has done to many members of the family?
(a) Made them smarter.
(b) Made them more empathetic.
(c) Made them happier.
(d) Made them more anxious and unhappy.

8. Why does the leader of the monks tell Rithy not to mess up his robes?
(a) It is a sin to mess up robes.
(b) They are not made of money at the temple.
(c) They belonged to Rithy's father.
(d) He will only get two pairs.

9. What does Bond drive the night of the wedding?
(a) His own BMW.
(b) His father's Lexus SUV.
(c) His pickup truck.
(d) His VW Bug.

10. Why does Rithy's uncle get mad at him?
(a) Rithy decided to stay at the wat longer than he intended.
(b) Rithy stole money from him.
(c) Rithy dropped out of school.
(d) He hears from the monks that Rithy has been complaining.

11. Where do Ben and Anthony go on the Fourth of July?
(a) Victory Park.
(b) Anthony's sister's house.
(c) Ben's mother's house.
(d) Dolores Park.

12. What do Bond and Marlon share a bottle of between themselves at the end of the wedding afterparty?
(a) Gin.
(b) Hennessy.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Beer.

13. When was the first time Toby's dad spoke seriously to him about the genocide?
(a) When kids taunted Toby when he was only about 10 years old.
(b) When Toby found a picture of relatives who had been killed.
(c) When Toby told his father he was gay.
(d) When Toby said he was not proud to be Cambodian.

14. What does Ben take on his hike with Anthony?
(a) A small television.
(b) A box of hard candy.
(c) A DSLR camera.
(d) A full picnic of meat and heavy food.

15. What is Rithy planning on doing after he leaves the wat?
(a) Joining the military.
(b) Going to college.
(c) Going to get his first job as a teacher.
(d) Going to the seminary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Bond named after?

2. What food does Toby help his mother make in the story "The Shop"?

3. What personal question does Monk D ask Rithy soon after they meet?

4. Which monk has the best muscle tone, according to Rithy?

5. What dish does Toby's mother only use one container for?

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