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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. Que buys a Japanese cloth with what pattern?

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

3. The artist was originally from what country?

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

5. Hang visits whose grave?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is waiting for Hang and what does he want?

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

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

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

8. Describe Hang's nostalgia about fog.

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

10. Describe the English artist's paintings.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hang describes feeling homesick while living in Russia and on the train ride back. However, when she arrives back in Vietnam, she feels the landscape to be oppressive. Define nostalgia/ How can memories trick a person into thinking something that is not true? Is our inability to have perfect recall a positive or negative thing?

Essay Topic 2

Uncle Chinh seems to be up to no good every time we encounter him. Does he have any redeeming qualities? Does he deserve Que's sacrifice? Why does Que, and to a lesser extent, Hang, continue to run to his side? How might this validate or condone his actions?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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