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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hang hears what animal being slaughtered for her celebration?
(a) Ox.
(b) Pig.
(c) Cow.
(d) Duck.

2. Who helps Hang get her exit visa?
(a) Uncle Chinh.
(b) Madame Vera.
(c) Hang's roommate.
(d) The Bohemian.

3. What does the visitor want?
(a) To sell noodles.
(b) To make a loan.
(c) To buy gold.
(d) To ask for her hand in marriage.

4. What decision does Hang come to staring up into the night?
(a) She is going to marry the Bohemian.
(b) She is going to disown her mother.
(c) She is going to move back to Hanoi.
(d) She is going to sell the house.

5. What is Que's occupation since the accident?
(a) Unemployed.
(b) She runs a small snack stand.
(c) Garment worker.
(d) Music teacher.

6. The visitor reminds Hang of what color of night?
(a) Black.
(b) Orange.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

7. This color plays an important role in Hang's childhood and is associated with what emotion?
(a) Anger.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Delight.

8. Hang discovers that who died last winter?
(a) The cripple.
(b) Neighbor Vi.
(c) Fuzzy White.
(d) Madame Dua.

9. What does Hang consider the "greatest human sadness?"
(a) Death.
(b) Disappointment.
(c) Failure.
(d) Separation.

10. Mr. Duong wants Aunt Tam to teach his relative what skill?
(a) Making noodles.
(b) Silk weaving.
(c) Wrapping sticky rice.
(d) Drying tea leaves.

11. What does Aunt Tam give Hang to celebrate passing her exams?
(a) Money.
(b) All of these.
(c) Desserts.
(d) Meat.

12. When Hang returns, who greets her with the announcement of a visitor?
(a) Neighbor Vi.
(b) Que.
(c) The scarred woman.
(d) Madame Dua.

13. What is Uncle Chinh holding when Hang arrives?
(a) Meat cleaver.
(b) Bible.
(c) Knapsack.
(d) Vodka.

14. How does Hang describe the current landscape?
(a) Nostalgic.
(b) Oppressive.
(c) Welcoming.
(d) Sterile.

15. Hang stays the duration of the traditional ceremonies when someone dies for what duration of time?
(a) One month.
(b) One hundred days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fruit does Hang's traveling companion offer her?

2. Hang remembers following her mother to a village outside and seeing who by large pond?

3. Hang later associates the color with what?

4. Hang wants to sell what to get more money?

5. The pond is filled with what kind of duckweed?

(see the answer keys)

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