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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once she arrives in Moscow, Hang goes where to meet her uncle Chinh?

2. What is Hang's transportation to her Aunt Tam's house?

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

4. Hang discovers that her mother was in a car accident with what consequence?

5. Who saw Hang off to the airport?

Short Essay Questions

1. What decision does Hang come to that night and why?

2. Descrive Hang's feelings toward the color purple.

3. Why does Hang like duckweed flowers so much?

4. What is the relationship between Madame Dua and Aunt Tam?

5. What was Chinh's reaction to Que's accident?

6. What is Aunt Tam's response to Mr. Duong's favor?

7. Who is My. Duong?

8. Describe the English artist's paintings.

9. Describe Hang's first visit to see Uncle Chinh in Moscow.

10. Why does Que and Aunt Tam's relationship become strained?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hang says Que and Aunt Tam were both stuck in the past. In what ways are they the same? Do their different ways of coping result in different outcomes? Is there a good way to be stuck in the past?

Essay Topic 2

Being a fatherless child brings Hang much anxiety and loneliness when she is young. Can the absence of a person have as much effect as the presence of one? Hang feels better after hearing the story of her father and how she was conceived in love. Why do you think this comforts Hang?

Essay Topic 3

Ton allegedly committed suicide when his new wife refused to let him return to Hanoi for Hang's birth. Tam says that it was because he could endure anything but shame. How has Ton been shamed in this situation? Is suicide shameful? How has his shame been passed on to Hang?

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