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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Uncle Chinh tells Que what lie?
(a) He is very sick.
(b) He is giving them money.
(c) He is moving to Hanoi.
(d) He is sorry.

2. What is Ton's birth sign?
(a) Fire.
(b) Water.
(c) Earth.
(d) Wood.

3. Ton goes to an old colleague whose family owns what kind of business?
(a) Fish sauce.
(b) Dumplings.
(c) Rice farming.
(d) Silk.

4. Hang thinks the visit is motivated by what?
(a) Money.
(b) Reparations.
(c) Honor.
(d) Convenience.

5. How old was Hang when she visited her father's house the only time?
(a) 19.
(b) 25.
(c) 10.
(d) 3.

6. What happens when Ton and Hang's mother are reunited?
(a) They remarry.
(b) Hang's mother moves to be with Ton.
(c) Ton moves back to Hanoi.
(d) They conceive Hang out of love.

7. How many children does Ton have with his new wife?
(a) One son, one daughter.
(b) Two sons.
(c) One daughter.
(d) One son.

8. What smell competes with the aroma from the food?
(a) Marsh gases.
(b) Industrial chemicals.
(c) Agricultural byproducts.
(d) Sewer and garbage stench.

9. One of Hang's roommates accuses the others of stealing what object?
(a) Jade pendant.
(b) Sewing machine.
(c) Mirror.
(d) Winter coat.

10. What present does Tam give to Hang before they depart on the ferry?
(a) Family scroll.
(b) Silk shoes.
(c) Jade pendant.
(d) Gold earrings.

11. Before the revolution, what was the main source of labor in the village?
(a) Raising cattle.
(b) Working in rice paddies.
(c) Silk production.
(d) Selling vegetables at the market.

12. How old was Chinh when his mother died?
(a) 19.
(b) 3.
(c) 25.
(d) 10.

13. Tam gets her home and rice paddies back when she is reclassified as what?
(a) A scholar.
(b) A proletariat.
(c) A "middle peasant."
(d) The bourgeoisie.

14. Hang's male companion shuts off what?
(a) Cassette player.
(b) Reading light.
(c) Radio.
(d) Tea kettle.

15. Makeshift bicycle taxis are known as _____.
(a) Scooters.
(b) Tuk tuks.
(c) Cyclos.
(d) Pedicabs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What motorized transportation do Que and Hang take in order to reach the village?

2. Where does the cyclo driver take Ton?

3. How was Ton treated by the villagers?

4. For Tet, what offerings are left with a photo of Ton?

5. Hang is reminded of a traumatic experience when her friend took her to what Eastern European city?

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