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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Andrew help the woman who had fainted on the road in Hue?
(a) He did nothing to help her and was later ravaged with guilt.
(b) He gave her mouth-to-mouth.
(c) He called the ambulance and paid for her hospital fees.
(d) He gave someone money to take her home.

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

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

4. What animal did Andrew inadvertently kill in a cycling accident in Hanoi?
(a) A cow.
(b) A dog.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A cat.

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

6. How old was Andrew in his memories of playing with a toy gun under the dining room table?
(a) Four.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

7. 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 consumed whole - head, scales, and fins still intact.
(c) The fish is still alive when you eat it.
(d) The fish is eaten after it has been left to rot in the sun for three days.

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

9. Who told Andrew that Vietnam's national heroine was a prostitute named Kieu?
(a) A homeless woman begging on the street.
(b) Andrew's mother.
(c) A beautiful young prostitute.
(d) A university professor.

10. What dreams did Andrew's parents have for him before moving to America?
(a) That he would marry a beautiful American woman.
(b) That he would become a professional baseball player.
(c) That he would become a great engineer.
(d) That he would become President.

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

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

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

14. How old was Trieu when she finally met her birth father?
(a) A teenager.
(b) Ten.
(c) A toddler.
(d) In her twenties.

15. What was Andrew most looking forward to at his grandpa's memorial?
(a) Having a few days off school.
(b) The food.
(c) Seeing his family.
(d) The religious ceremonies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occupation had Chi undertaken during her years on the street?

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

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

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

5. How did Andrew feel about visiting the tourist area of Hanoi?

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