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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color was the robe that Le Ly's father was buried in?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue and yellow.
(c) Black.
(d) Red and white.

2. How long did Le Ly's father's body lie in state before his funeral?
(a) 2 days and 1 night.
(b) 1 day and 1 night.
(c) 4 days and 3 nights.
(d) 3 days and 2 night.

3. What meats did Tinh serve for dinner on the evening of April 7, 1986?
(a) Fish, shrimp, and pork.
(b) Chicken and beef.
(c) Pork and chicken.
(d) Shrimp, beef, and chicken.

4. How did Le Ly fix her hair for Red?
(a) Got a permanent.
(b) Dyed it blonde.
(c) Put it in a beehive.
(d) Put it in a partial updo.

5. How long did Vietnamese custom demand that a bride wait after the death of her father to marry?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Three years.

6. What time did Le Ly's shift at the Navy EM club end and Ed's night shift at the outlying camps begin?
(a) 11 p.m.
(b) 10 p.m.
(c) 9 p.m.
(d) Midnight.

7. What did Le Ly give her father to drink the last time he visted her in Danang?
(a) Beer.
(b) Rice wine.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Tea.

8. What creature did Le Ly's mother believe had Sau Ban's spirit?
(a) Goat.
(b) Dog.
(c) Buffalo.
(d) Black snake.

9. What was the last name of the American GI named Paul whom Le Ly lived with for a time?
(a) Rogers.
(b) Billings.
(c) Caruthers.
(d) Smythe.

10. After the American firebase was set up outside Ky La, how much of the village was leveled?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 2/3.
(c) 1/4.
(d) 1/3.

11. Who attended Le Ly's wedding to Ed on behalf of her family?
(a) Lan.
(b) Hoa.
(c) Ba.
(d) Hai.

12. What was Jim's racial background?
(a) Indian and German.
(b) Chinese and Irish.
(c) Japanese and French.
(d) Japanese .

13. How many children did Tinh and her husband have?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

14. Why was Le Ly late for her reunion to meet Bon Nghe and his wife at the hotel?
(a) They had to take a detour.
(b) The car would not start.
(c) They were delayed by a farmer herding water buffalo.
(d) They spent too much time over lunch.

15. When was the Da Lach bridge built?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1964.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Ba's first husband?

2. Who patrolled the American sector when the Americans set up a firebase outside Ky La?

3. How many Viet Cong did a Vietnamese mother who was honored by a statue hide in her house?

4. How old was Bac Luc when she was injured?

5. Who kept most of the gifts that Le Ly sent from America?

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