Catfish and Mandala: A Two-wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Andrew X. Pham
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Catfish and Mandala: A Two-wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Andrew X. Pham
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 32-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Wong, the man Andrew befriended at the Indonesian refugee camp, do for a living?
(a) He was a pig butcher.
(b) He was a candlestick maker.
(c) He was a jade cutter.
(d) He was an elementary school teacher.

2. How long had Wong been living in the refugee camp?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 18 years.
(d) 3 months.

3. What did the "toughs" who boarded Andrew's bus bully the passengers into buying?
(a) A cure-all potion.
(b) Beaded ponchos.
(c) Homemade whiskey.
(d) Handguns.

4. According to his uncle, why would bicycling through Vietnam be dangerous for Andrew?
(a) Because traffic laws are different in Vietnam and foreigners aren't accustomed to the rules.
(b) Because everyone speeds.
(c) Because traffic signs don't mean anything.
(d) All of the answers are true.

5. At Grandpa Pham's memorial, what criticism did Andrew's father have of his own sister?
(a) He thought she was gaining too much weight.
(b) He noticed that she was picking up an "American" accent.
(c) He despised that she took welfare from the government.
(d) He didn't like the way she was too lenient with her children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Andrew that Vietnam's national heroine was a prostitute named Kieu?

2. Why was Chi raised by her grandmother?

3. Which of Andrew's siblings was his grandmother's favorite?

4. What job did Andrew's father secure upon moving to America?

5. What was the only part of his grandmother's home that Andrew remembered when he visited the home as an adult?

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