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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Andrew's mother's name?
(a) Tuhn.
(b) Kuhn.
(c) Anh.
(d) Sahn.

2. Whose short quote opens the memoir?
(a) Mad Max.
(b) Max Gardner.
(c) Max Erdrich.
(d) Max Lupine.

3. What part of California did Andrew visit during his big adventure?
(a) The Wine Country.
(b) The Redwood forests.
(c) The coast.
(d) Hollywood.

4. What holiday was the first "American" holiday celebrated by the Pham family in America?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Memorial Day.
(c) Independence Day.
(d) Valentine's Day.

5. When did Andrew immigrate to America?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1957.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time of Andrew's visit to Vietnam, how many years had Hung been without his family?

2. Why did Tyle start crying at the bonfire he shared with Andrew?

3. Why did Andrew give money to the beggar woman in the Red Light District?

4. Which area of Vietnam is known as "the fish sauce capital of the world"?

5. Why did Andrew resolve to ride his bike through Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the first of the Phen children to die?

2. What horrific experiences did Andrew's father live through while imprisoned in the torture camp?

3. What type of relationship did Andrew's Grandmother have with his sister, Chi?

4. What major events did Andrew struggle through once he reached Japan?

5. What memories did Andrew recount when he took a cup of tea to the roof of the Nguyen's house?

6. What ties did Andrew's family have to Phan Thiet?

7. What happened to Andrew's family in the year after their first child's death?

8. What was Andrew's reaction to seeing his grandmother's old house in Phan Tiet, his childhood home?

9. What happened when Andrew's uncles took him to their local bar?

10. What happened to Andrew while on the bus headed toward Mihn Luong Prison?

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