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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following Vietnamese phrases translates to "Vietnamese-American"?
(a) Viet-Trieu.
(b) Viet-Minh.
(c) Viet-Kieu.
(d) Viet-Pham.

2. Growing up, what did Chi want more than anything?
(a) To move back to Vietnam.
(b) To be deeply loved by her parents.
(c) To be a boy, not a girl.
(d) To own a pony, like princesses in the movies.

3. What part of Vietnam most symbolizes the Vietnamese "sell out" to Andrew?
(a) The American memorabilia.
(b) The prostitutes.
(c) The tourist stops.
(d) The beggars on the streets.

4. How long did the Pham family live in Louisiana before moving to California?
(a) Nine months.
(b) Twelve months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three months.

5. What job was Andrew's mother working when she was locked inside a chain-link cage?
(a) She was a zookeeper.
(b) She was an actress.
(c) She was a madam.
(d) She was a dominatrix.

6. Which of the following is a rumor that spread rampantly about Ho Chi Minh after his death?
(a) That he was a socialist.
(b) That he was gay.
(c) That he was not a native-born Vietnamese.
(d) That he had hidden money across Vietnam.

7. How long had Andrew been having stomach troubles while cycling through Vietnam?
(a) Three months.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Six months.
(d) Six weeks.

8. From what country was the businessman with whom Andrew shared "Gaping Fish"?
(a) Russia.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) China.

9. Which of the following is NOT something that happened to Andrew after leaving Hanoi?
(a) Prostitutes scratched at his hotel door begging to be let in.
(b) He had bloody diarrhea.
(c) He had his wallet stolen from his hotel room while he slept.
(d) He slept in a hotel room with a rat.

10. Which of the Pham children most despised family trips?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Chi.
(c) Hung.
(d) Viet.

11. What moral summed up Andrew's experiences in Vietnam?
(a) Try and you shall succeed.
(b) Historic wrongs can never be undone.
(c) People are the same, all across the world.
(d) Love is all you need.

12. To what city did Chi run away after her father's arrest?
(a) San Jose.
(b) San Pedro.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) San Francisco.

13. What is unique about the dish "Gaping Fish"?
(a) The fish is eaten after it has been left to rot in the sun for three days.
(b) The fish is consumed whole - head, scales, and fins still intact.
(c) The dish is so spicy that even native Vietnamese shy away from it.
(d) The fish is still alive when you eat it.

14. Why wasn't Andrew beaten-up by the bullies who harassed him about the Coke?
(a) They were too drunk to fight him.
(b) The shopkeeper intervened.
(c) They got into a fight with another gang instead.
(d) They forgave him when they learned he was American.

15. What was the number one topic of conversation at Grandpa Pham's memorial?
(a) Religion.
(b) Death.
(c) Sex.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first holiday Huy spent with his family as a gay man?

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

3. How long was Andrew sent to jail for his crime aboard the boxcar?

4. How much money did the station master demand from Andrew before he could board the commuter train to Hanoi?

5. Why was Andrew harassed by bullies in Vietnam for drinking Coke?

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