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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 the first holiday Huy spent with his family as a gay man?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Valentine's Day.
(c) Christmas.
(d) New Year.

2. What was special about the bicyclist Andrew met and stayed with on his way to Ky An?
(a) He could speak five different languages fluently.
(b) He was undergoing chemotherapy.
(c) He had one shriveled arm.
(d) He only had one leg.

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

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

5. For what infraction did the policeman on the boxcar want to arrest Andrew?
(a) Trespassing.
(b) Traveling without his proper documentation.
(c) Public drunkenness.
(d) American war crimes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dreams did Andrew's parents have for him before moving to America?

2. What is unique about the dish "Gaping Fish"?

3. From what did the Buddhist monk predict Chi would die?

4. What relationship did the man on the boxcar claim to have with Andrew to save him from arrest?

5. What unconventional gift had Andrew's father given to Huy and Hien?

Short Essay Questions

1. What memories does Andrew have about the way his family made money in Vietnam?

2. How did Calvin feel about the prospect of moving to America?

3. Why did Chi make the decision to move to San Francisco?

4. Whose mummified remains are kept in the mausoleum in Hanoi?

5. Why did Andrew have trouble finding a place to stay in Hanoi?

6. Why was Andrew's father arrested when he was a teenager?

7. What trouble did Andrew get into in Vietnam for drinking Coca-Cola?

8. What is a gape fish?

9. Why wasn't Andrew allowed to board the commuter train from Muong Man?

10. What two images does Andrew encounter that he believes are perfect symbols for the people of Japan?

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