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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who arrives to help celebrate Tet?
(a) Ton's wife.
(b) Aunt Tam.
(c) Que's suitor.
(d) Uncle Chinh.

3. What does Madame Vera give to Hang?
(a) A handmade shawl.
(b) A jade bracelet.
(c) A journal.
(d) A train ticket.

4. Who does Tam blame for her brother's exile and death?
(a) Ton.
(b) The French.
(c) Ton's new wife.
(d) Chinh.

5. What kind of factory does Hang work in?
(a) Textile.
(b) Glass.
(c) Automobile.
(d) Coal.

6. Which of the following is not a product found in the street markets Hang describes?
(a) None of the above.
(b) Dumplings.
(c) Crab soup.
(d) Sticky rice.

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

8. What role has Chinh been promoted to?
(a) Chief of the Land Reform Section.
(b) Work Czar.
(c) Director or Education.
(d) Top Security Officer.

9. What was Hang's mother's occupation after her mother passed away?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Factory worker.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Street vendor.

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

11. What scares Hang inside of her grandfather's house?
(a) Dragon paintings.
(b) Portraits of ancestors.
(c) Wooden sculptures.
(d) Shadows on the wall.

12. The festival of Tet celebrates what occasion?
(a) New Year's.
(b) Independence Day.
(c) Harvest Festival.
(d) Children's Day.

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

14. What is the traditional length of mourning?
(a) One week.
(b) One year.
(c) Three years.
(d) Six months.

15. For Tet, what offerings are left with a photo of Ton?
(a) Incense sticks.
(b) Che.
(c) Paper money.
(d) Sticky rice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many figurines does Que buy for hang?

2. How does Hang describe the beauty of her first snowfall?

3. What is Ton's birth sign?

4. How long after Que's departure from the village before Chinh also leaves?

5. Who does Hang meet on the train to Moscow?

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