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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Andrew harassed by bullies in Vietnam for drinking Coke?
(a) Coca-Cola undermined the Vietnamese entrepreneurial spirit.
(b) Coke was too American.
(c) He was showing off his wealth.
(d) He drank it without ice.

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

3. What did Andrew's father consider to be his greatest regret in life?
(a) Cheating on his wife.
(b) Leaving Vietnam.
(c) The poor treatment of his children.
(d) Not fighting in the war against America.

4. Why did the children in Hanoi throw rocks at Andrew?
(a) Because they thought he was Russian.
(b) Because they heard his American accent.
(c) Because they saw him kill the animal.
(d) Because they were throwing rocks at everyone.

5. What dark secret did Trieu share with Andrew about her father?
(a) He was not really her father but her older brother.
(b) He fathered children all across Vietnam and America, and didn't know how many children he actually had.
(c) He had tried to molest her.
(d) He was convicted of war crimes from the Vietnam War.

6. In what year did Ho Chi Minh die?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1979.

7. What special characteristic did the 10-year-old boy selling rice cakes in Hanoi have?
(a) He was deaf.
(b) All of the answers are true.
(c) He was mute.
(d) He was blind.

8. What name did Chi use during her years on the street?
(a) Ho.
(b) Huang.
(c) Minh.
(d) Pham Pham.

9. How did Huy's family react to the news that Huy was gay?
(a) They approved.
(b) They were confused.
(c) They ignored it.
(d) They were outraged.

10. When Andrew was escaping Vietnam as a child, for what was the young woman he met on the street searching the sky?
(a) Angels.
(b) Stars.
(c) Airplanes.
(d) Spirits.

11. Who was the first to know that Andrew's brother, Huy, was gay?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Chi.
(c) Andrew's mother.
(d) Andrew's father.

12. From what did the Buddhist monk predict Chi would die?
(a) A broken heart.
(b) A terrible accident.
(c) Suicide.
(d) A spot on the liver.

13. What was special about the bicyclist Andrew met and stayed with on his way to Ky An?
(a) He only had one leg.
(b) He was undergoing chemotherapy.
(c) He could speak five different languages fluently.
(d) He had one shriveled arm.

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

15. How long did Chi live on the streets before finally reuniting with her family?
(a) 14 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 10 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something that happened to Andrew after leaving Hanoi?

2. Which of the following is a rumor that spread rampantly about Ho Chi Minh after his death?

3. Which of the following was NOT a language the laughing old woman in the sea used in an attempt to communicate with Andrew?

4. What was the last thing Andrew talked about with Chi before her death?

5. Who did Andrew think about most during the final scene in the sea?

(see the answer keys)

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