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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Le Ly's mother feed her when her own milk ran out?
(a) Goat's milk.
(b) Watered down rice cereal.
(c) Buffalo milk.
(d) Coconut milk.

2. What did Le Ly get caught selling?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Cocaine.

3. When was Le Ly's brother Sau Ban born?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1947.

4. How old was Le Ly's sister Hai when she went to Saigon?
(a) 27.
(b) 24.
(c) 31.
(d) 34.

5. What stopped three boys from raping Le Ly when she first arrived in Danang?
(a) A police officer.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) A helicopter.

6. What holiday did the Viet Cong use to disguise their eminent attack on Ky La?
(a) Mid-year Festival.
(b) New Year.
(c) Lantern Festival.
(d) Mid-Autumn Festival.

7. What was a boy carrying when Le Ly and her pedicab driver were trying to find Anh's home?
(a) Ice.
(b) Candy.
(c) Pop.
(d) Herbs.

8. What was the traditional gift given to new babies?
(a) Brown rice.
(b) A blanket.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Fresh eggs.

9. From what ailment did Madame Lien suffer?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Arthritis.
(c) Weak heart.
(d) Bronchitis.

10. Why was Hai's husband arrested by the French?
(a) For fighting for the Viet Minh.
(b) For hiding food.
(c) For suspiciously carrying rice stalks.
(d) For stealing.

11. In Chapter 1, according to a song that Lan sang, who attacked Le Ly's village from the air?
(a) Viet Cong.
(b) Americans.
(c) Chinese.
(d) French.

12. How old was Le Ly's mother when her father died?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

13. How did Le Ly's father try to commit suicide after visiting Lan in Danang?
(a) Took rat poison.
(b) Slashed his wrists.
(c) Stabbed his chest.
(d) Drank too much.

14. What village did the South Vietnamese Rangers attack shortly after Le Ly was honored by the Viet Cong?
(a) An Loc.
(b) Bai Gian.
(c) Ban Me Thuot.
(d) Dien Bien Phu.

15. What was the warning signal that Le Ly's father was to use when the attack was to begin?
(a) Poke a broom at roof of house.
(b) Push a chicken outside the hut.
(c) Start shouting at his children.
(d) Smoke a cigarette in front of the hut door.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Le Ly was born, how many children did Le Ly's mother and father have?

2. How much older than Le Ly was her sister Lan?

3. Where did Le Ly and her mother sleep their first night in Saigon?

4. When did Lan move back to Danang?

5. After Le Ly's betrothal, how long would it be before the marriage was consummated?

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