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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the fall of Saigon, where was Andrew?
(a) At a street festival.
(b) At a circus.
(c) At school.
(d) At the library.

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

3. What holiday was the first "American" holiday celebrated by the Pham family in America?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Independence Day.
(c) Valentine's Day.
(d) Memorial Day.

4. How many miles off course was the escape ship when it was finally rescued?
(a) 100 miles.
(b) 75 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

5. How long had Tyle been living away from his wife by the time he met Andrew?
(a) Three years.
(b) Nine years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Five years.

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

7. What was the name of the taxi dancer with whom Andrew spent time while visiting Sean's family?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Kim.
(c) Lauren.
(d) Anna.

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

9. How many years difference was there in age between Chi and Andrew?
(a) Two years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Five years.

10. As a child, how did Andrew treat the neighbor girl who lived near his grandmother's shop?
(a) He felt sorry for her.
(b) He was rude to her.
(c) He ignored her completely.
(d) He was kind to her.

11. How long was Andrew's layover in Japan?
(a) 15 days.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 30 days.
(d) 45 days.

12. What was Andrew's birth name?
(a) Andre.
(b) An.
(c) Drew.
(d) Rew.

13. Which of the following adjectives best describe Hung?
(a) Calm.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Unstable.
(d) Terrifying.

14. Which of the following people is NOT one of Andrew's siblings?
(a) Phe.
(b) Huy.
(c) Chi.
(d) Thien.

15. What was the only part of his grandmother's home that Andrew remembered when he visited the home as an adult?
(a) He did not recognize any part of the house.
(b) The front door.
(c) The roof tiles.
(d) The tree in the backyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are taxi dancers?

2. Why did Andrew lock himself in his hotel room in Phan Tiet?

3. Which of the following is NOT a name for one of Andrew's uncles?

4. What type of building was Andrew's childhood home turned into after his family moved out?

5. Which of the following was NOT a reason Andrew cried at the Nguyen house?

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