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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. Hang goes to Aunt Tam's how many days before leaving for university?

2. What does Mr. Duong do after Aunt Tam embarrasses him?

3. On the train in Russia, Hang's traveling companion does what?

4. Hang visits whose grave?

5. Hang takes her entrance exams how long before leaving Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hang feel about Aunt Tam's village?

2. How does Que treat Hang when she returns from the celebration at Aunt Tam's?

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

4. Describe the apartment Uncle Chinh has been staying at.

5. Describe Hang's nostalgia about fog.

6. Why does Hang move out of her mother's house?

7. Why has Chinh summoned her?

8. What realization does Hang have while staying at her Aunt's house before a celebration for Hang's acceptance into school?

9. How does Que provide for Chinh's medical care?

10. Who is My. Duong?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aunt Tam notes that Ton left the village (and Hang's mother) and killed himself because he could endure anything but shame. Discuss the merits of pride. Is pride a positive or negative attribute of a person? In Ton's case, what other solutions might he have explored while still maintaining a sense of pride?

Essay Topic 2

Madam Dua's clumsiness leads her husband to leave her, taking their child with him. Aunt Tam welcomes her into her house. What do you think is Aunt Tam's motivation to have a permanent guest? Who do you think benefits most from this living arrangement - Tam or Dua?

Essay Topic 3

Hang is the daughter of Que, a woman who spends much of her life devoting herself to her family, particularly her brother Chinh. How are Que and Hang different from one another? How are they the same? How do you suppose Hang's actions and philosophies are related to the manner and environment in which she grew up?

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