Catfish and Mandala: A Two-wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam Test | Final Test - Easy

Andrew X. Pham
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Catfish and Mandala: A Two-wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What college did Andrew attend?
(a) University of California, Irvine.
(b) UCLA.
(c) Stanford University.
(d) University of California, Berkeley.

3. What was the last thing Andrew talked about with Chi before her death?
(a) Their father's abuse.
(b) Star fruit.
(c) The ocean.
(d) Angels.

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

5. 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 dish is so spicy that even native Vietnamese shy away from it.
(c) The fish is consumed whole - head, scales, and fins still intact.
(d) The fish is still alive when you eat it.

6. Who did Andrew think about most during the final scene in the sea?
(a) Chi.
(b) Tyle.
(c) Himself.
(d) His father.

7. Why was Grandmother Pham upset on the way to the memorial of her husband's death?
(a) Because she wanted to be driven to the event by her son, not her grandson.
(b) Because she was unhappy about the way her daughter was being treated by the family.
(c) Because she hadn't approved the lunch menu.
(d) Because she thought it was disrespectful to commemorate death.

8. What unconventional gift had Andrew's father given to Huy and Hien?
(a) Bags of marijuana.
(b) Personalized handguns.
(c) Trips to prostitutes.
(d) Stock investments.

9. How long was Andrew sent to jail for his crime aboard the boxcar?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) He was not sent to jail.

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

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

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

13. What occupation had Chi undertaken during her years on the street?
(a) She had become a teacher.
(b) She had become a welder.
(c) She had become a minister.
(d) She had become a pilot.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Growing up, what did Chi want more than anything?

2. In California, why was Andrew's father arrested?

3. What event did Andrew inadvertently witness when he was hiding underneath the dining room table?

4. At the time of Grandpa Pham's memorial, where was Andrew living?

5. What was the newspaper article Andrew's father saved for over a decade about?

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