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

2. Why was Andrew harassed by bullies in Vietnam for drinking Coke?
(a) Coca-Cola undermined the Vietnamese entrepreneurial spirit.
(b) He drank it without ice.
(c) He was showing off his wealth.
(d) Coke was too American.

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

4. Why wasn't Andrew allowed to stay at the hotel he had chosen in Hanoi?
(a) Because it was being fumigated.
(b) Because he was not native Vietnamese.
(c) Because he could not afford it.
(d) Because his room had been given away to another guest.

5. From what country was the businessman with whom Andrew shared "Gaping Fish"?
(a) Russia.
(b) China.
(c) Germany.
(d) Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andrew remember most about his final conversation with Chi?

2. How old was Trieu when she finally met her birth father?

3. Which of the following is a rumor that spread rampantly about Ho Chi Minh after his death?

4. How old was Andrew in his memories of playing with a toy gun under the dining room table?

5. Which of the following is NOT a classic Vietnamese characteristic that Kieu possessed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. When was Andrew first introduced to adult sexuality?

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

10. What aspect of her life brought Chi the greatest amount of stress and sadness?

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