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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. How long had Andrew been having stomach troubles while cycling through Vietnam?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) Six weeks.

2. What dark secret did Trieu share with Andrew about her father?
(a) He was not really her father but her older brother.
(b) He had tried to molest her.
(c) He fathered children all across Vietnam and America, and didn't know how many children he actually had.
(d) He was convicted of war crimes from the Vietnam War.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What college did Andrew attend?

3. By train, how many days did it take to travel from Mung Man to Hanoi?

4. Which of the following was NOT a language the laughing old woman in the sea used in an attempt to communicate with Andrew?

5. Growing up, what did Chi use to bind her breasts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What moral did Andrew reach while swimming in the sea with a laughing, old woman?

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

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

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

5. What happened when the police stopped Andrew on the cargo train to Hanoi?

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

7. What is a gape fish?

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

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