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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What animal did Andrew inadvertently kill in a cycling accident in Hanoi?
(a) A cat.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A cow.
(d) A dog.
2. What college did Andrew attend?
(a) University of California, Berkeley.
(b) Stanford University.
(c) UCLA.
(d) University of California, Irvine.
3. From Mung Man, how many miles was the trip to Hanoi?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 4,000.
4. Which of the following is NOT a classic Vietnamese characteristic that Kieu possessed?
(a) She was silent in the wake of adversity.
(b) She had a good sense of humor.
(c) She was selfless.
(d) She had dignity, regardless of her personal circumstances.
5. What does Andrew remember most about his final conversation with Chi?
(a) Her smile.
(b) Her voice.
(c) Her laughter.
(d) Her body language.
6. What part of Vietnam most symbolizes the Vietnamese "sell out" to Andrew?
(a) The tourist stops.
(b) The prostitutes.
(c) The American memorabilia.
(d) The beggars on the streets.
7. What did Andrew's father consider to be his greatest regret in life?
(a) Leaving Vietnam.
(b) Not fighting in the war against America.
(c) Cheating on his wife.
(d) The poor treatment of his children.
8. What relationship did the man on the boxcar claim to have with Andrew to save him from arrest?
(a) No relation.
(b) Brother.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Father.
9. What name did Chi use during her years on the street?
(a) Minh.
(b) Ho.
(c) Pham Pham.
(d) Huang.
10. Who told Andrew that Vietnam's national heroine was a prostitute named Kieu?
(a) A university professor.
(b) A beautiful young prostitute.
(c) A homeless woman begging on the street.
(d) Andrew's mother.
11. Why didn't Andrew have his original travel documents with him when the police questioned him on the boxcar?
(a) Because he was worried they would be stolen.
(b) Because he didn't know he needed them while he traveled.
(c) Because he forgot them at the Nguyen household.
(d) Because they were stolen by a vagabond on the train.
12. What job was Andrew's mother working when she was locked inside a chain-link cage?
(a) She was a zookeeper.
(b) She was a madam.
(c) She was an actress.
(d) She was a dominatrix.
13. Who did Andrew think about most during the final scene in the sea?
(a) Tyle.
(b) Chi.
(c) His father.
(d) Himself.
14. Who was the first to know that Andrew's brother, Huy, was gay?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Andrew's mother.
(c) Andrew's father.
(d) Chi.
15. What is unique about the dish "Gaping Fish"?
(a) The dish is so spicy that even native Vietnamese shy away from it.
(b) The fish is eaten after it has been left to rot in the sun for three days.
(c) The fish is still alive when you eat it.
(d) The fish is consumed whole - head, scales, and fins still intact.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the first holiday Huy spent with his family as a gay man?
2. Why wasn't Andrew allowed to stay at the hotel he had chosen in Hanoi?
3. Why wasn't Andrew beaten-up by the bullies who harassed him about the Coke?
4. What was Andrew most looking forward to at his grandpa's memorial?
5. Which of the following was NOT a language the laughing old woman in the sea used in an attempt to communicate with Andrew?
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