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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. Which highway did Andrew take toward his big adventure?
(a) Highway 3.
(b) Highway 4.
(c) Highway 2.
(d) Highway 1.

2. How did Chi die?
(a) She drown.
(b) She committed suicide.
(c) She died of cancer.
(d) She was murdered.

3. How did Andrew react when he learned that his future had also been foretold?
(a) He did not want to hear it.
(b) Andrew's future was not foretold.
(c) He was so terrified he burned the fortune.
(d) He wanted to read it immediately.

4. What was the name of the taxi dancer with whom Andrew spent time while visiting Sean's family?
(a) Anna.
(b) Lauren.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Kim.

5. What food item does Andrew remember eating during the fall of Saigon?
(a) A wad of cotton candy.
(b) An ice cream cone.
(c) A hotdog with ketchup and mustard.
(d) A pepperoni pizza.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Viet sell for a living?

3. What part of the Nugyen household brought back strong memories of Andrew's childhood?

4. What did Andrew blame for Chi's death?

5. What did Andrew's brother's boyfriend tell Andrew to always travel with while in California?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way did violence enter the Pham family after they moved to America?

3. What expectations did Andrew's family have of him when he arrived in Saigon?

4. What was Andrew's first impression of Mihn Luong Prison when he arrived?

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

6. What conflicts did Andrew face in American school after immigrating from Vietnam?

7. What does Andrew remember most acutely about his Grandfather Pham?

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

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

10. Who was Patty?

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