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

2. How old was Trieu when she finally met her birth father?
(a) A toddler.
(b) A teenager.
(c) Ten.
(d) In her twenties.

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

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

5. Why didn't Andrew have his original travel documents with him when the police questioned him on the boxcar?
(a) Because he didn't know he needed them while he traveled.
(b) Because he forgot them at the Nguyen household.
(c) Because they were stolen by a vagabond on the train.
(d) Because he was worried they would be stolen.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Andrew is bullied by three drunk motorcyclists in Hanoi, what does he offer them to calm them down?

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

3. How did Huy's family react to the news that Huy was gay?

4. What is unique about the dish "Gaping Fish"?

5. Which of the following is NOT something that happened to Andrew after leaving Hanoi?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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