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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 relationship did the man on the boxcar claim to have with Andrew to save him from arrest?
(a) Father.
(b) Brother.
(c) Cousin.
(d) No relation.

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

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

4. Where did Andrew's father tape the newspaper article that he saved for over a decade?
(a) To the inner lining of his wallet.
(b) On the dashboard of his car.
(c) On the bathroom mirror.
(d) On his bedside lampshade.

5. What food item was a favorite of American GIs, but Andrew hated?
(a) Tacos.
(b) Hot dogs.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Ice cream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What college did Andrew attend?

2. When Andrew remembers urinating in the river with Chi as children, with what emotion is he flooded?

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

4. What did the Nguyen family want to give Andrew as his leaving present before returning to America?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What regrets did Andrew's father carry with him throughout his adult life?

6. What animal did Andrew see get hit by a car when he was leaving Hanoi?

7. What interaction did Andrew have with the one-legged cyclist in Ky An?

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

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

10. What opinion did the American Vietnam War vet, whom Andrew met in a coffee shop, have about the War?

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