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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose short quote opens the memoir?
(a) Max Erdrich.
(b) Mad Max.
(c) Max Lupine.
(d) Max Gardner.

2. What direction did Andrew cycle through California?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) North.

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

4. Which of Andrew's aunties joined his family for their escape out of Vietnam?
(a) Auntie Mung.
(b) Auntie Dung.
(c) Auntie Wung.
(d) Auntie Gung.

5. To what drug was Andrew's Grandfather Pham addicted?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Nettle seed.
(d) Opium.

6. At the time of Andrew's visit to Vietnam, how many years had Hung been without his family?
(a) Eight years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six years.

7. Who was responsible for eating the getaway ship's supplies?
(a) The crew and passengers equally.
(b) The seagulls.
(c) The crew.
(d) The passengers.

8. What liquor did Andrew and Tyle drink together by their bonfire?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Rum.
(c) Tequila.
(d) Vodka.

9. How did Andrew's family say goodbye to him when he left home to start his new cycling adventure?
(a) They did not say goodbye.
(b) They beat their breasts and raised prayers of protection to the gods.
(c) They hugged and cried.
(d) They said goodbye awkwardly, without touching.

10. Why wasn't Andrew's mother nervous when the escape boat didn't show up to take them away from the rebel soldiers?
(a) Because there were plenty of escape ships that could take them away.
(b) Because she knew they were well hidden in the brush.
(c) Because she thought they could safely return home and try again later.
(d) Because she had strong religious faith.

11. What food item did Chi regularly feed the leper girl?
(a) Crackers.
(b) Milk yogurt.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Eggs.

12. What are taxi dancers?
(a) Prostitutes.
(b) Food vendors.
(c) Mechanics.
(d) Street musicians.

13. What type of building was Andrew's childhood home turned into after his family moved out?
(a) A military base.
(b) A church.
(c) A health clinic.
(d) A shopping mall.

14. How long did Andrew's family live in an Indonesian refugee camp before moving to America?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 24 months.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 18 months.

15. Which of Andrew's family members was held in a prison camp?
(a) Both his parents.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) All of his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country's ship saved the escapees when their ship began to fall apart?

2. What did the "toughs" who boarded Andrew's bus bully the passengers into buying?

3. What country was Andrew's family originally from?

4. When did Andrew immigrate 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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