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

2. What did the Nguyen family want to give Andrew as his leaving present before returning to America?
(a) A Vietnamese flag.
(b) A traditional Vietnamese meal.
(c) Vietnamese language lessons.
(d) A visit with a Vietnamese prostitute.

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

4. What dreams did Andrew's parents have for him before moving to America?
(a) That he would become President.
(b) That he would become a professional baseball player.
(c) That he would become a great engineer.
(d) That he would marry a beautiful American woman.

5. Who did Andrew think about most during the final scene in the sea?
(a) His father.
(b) Himself.
(c) Chi.
(d) Tyle.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what infraction did the policeman on the boxcar want to arrest Andrew?

2. To what city did Chi run away after her father's arrest?

3. What was the last thing Andrew talked about with Chi before her death?

4. What moral summed up Andrew's experiences in Vietnam?

5. Which city in Vietnam was Andrew's mother's favorite city?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What type of relationship did Trieu have with her birth father, the colonel?

4. When was Andrew first introduced to adult sexuality?

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

6. How did Chi's life change during her fourteen years on the streets?

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

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

9. Which of Andrew's siblings were gay, and how did his family react to this?

10. How did the Nguyen family say goodbye to Andrew when it was time for him to return to America?

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