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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) Viet.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Hung.
(d) Chi.

2. Which of the following is a rumor that spread rampantly about Ho Chi Minh after his death?
(a) That he was not a native-born Vietnamese.
(b) That he was gay.
(c) That he was a socialist.
(d) That he had hidden money across Vietnam.

3. What is unique about the dish "Gaping Fish"?
(a) The dish is so spicy that even native Vietnamese shy away from it.
(b) The fish is still alive when you eat it.
(c) The fish is consumed whole - head, scales, and fins still intact.
(d) The fish is eaten after it has been left to rot in the sun for three days.

4. In California, why was Andrew's father arrested?
(a) For drunk driving.
(b) For child abuse.
(c) For stealing from a grocery store.
(d) For manslaughter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following Vietnamese phrases translates to "Vietnamese-American"?

2. What did Cuong/Calvin do for a living?

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

4. What dark secret did Trieu share with Andrew about her father?

5. How long had Andrew been having stomach troubles while cycling through Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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