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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of California did Andrew visit during his big adventure?
(a) The Redwood forests.
(b) Hollywood.
(c) The Wine Country.
(d) The coast.

2. What degree did Viet hold?
(a) A psychology degree.
(b) A medical degree.
(c) A pilot's license.
(d) A chemistry degree.

3. How did Andrew react when he learned that his future had also been foretold?
(a) He did not want to hear it.
(b) He wanted to read it immediately.
(c) Andrew's future was not foretold.
(d) He was so terrified he burned the fortune.

4. Which country did the escape boat pretend to be from as they were escaping Vietnam?
(a) Japan.
(b) Thailand.
(c) China.
(d) Indonesia.

5. How old was Chi when she died?
(a) 21.
(b) 43.
(c) 54.
(d) 32.

6. To what state did the Pham family move immediately upon immigrating to America?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Texas.
(d) Michigan.

7. Where did Andrew tell people he was going to cycle next?
(a) To Seattle.
(b) To New York.
(c) To San Francisco.
(d) To Detroit.

8. How long did it take for the ship's supplies to disappear?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One day.
(c) One week.
(d) One month.

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 said goodbye awkwardly, without touching.
(c) They hugged and cried.
(d) They beat their breasts and raised prayers of protection to the gods.

10. Why did Andrew feel ashamed when, as an adult, he was reunited with his Vietnamese family?
(a) He didn't recognize his extended family in the crowd.
(b) Andrew never felt ashamed.
(c) He didn't bring his family any gifts.
(d) He couldn't speak Vietnamese.

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

12. What animal body part did Andrew consume while at a bar with his three uncles?
(a) A pig fetus.
(b) A chicken embryo.
(c) A cobra heart.
(d) An alligator liver.

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

14. What did Andrew's uncle, Hung, do for a living?
(a) He was an actor.
(b) He was a costume designer.
(c) He was a musician.
(d) He was a filmmaker.

15. 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 an elementary school teacher.
(c) He was a jade cutter.
(d) He was a candlestick maker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Andrew frequently thinks about when remembering the fall of Saigon?

2. What emotion swept over Andrew when he visited his childhood home?

3. Which of the following adjectives best describe Hung?

4. How long had Andrew been cycling through the desert when he met Tyle?

5. When did Andrew immigrate to America?

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