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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 call U.S. $20 bills?
(a) Greenbacks.
(b) American flags.
(c) Twos.
(d) Jacksons.

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

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

4. What did Sister Hoa actually charge Le Ly for the papers she and her son needed to go to America with Ed?
(a) 60,000 dong.
(b) 30,000 to 50,000 dong.
(c) 10,000 dong.
(d) 15,000 to 20,000 dong.

5. How old was Ed when Le Ly met him?
(a) 50s.
(b) 30s.
(c) 60s.
(d) 40s.

6. Where did Le Ly find an apartment for herself and Red?
(a) Ham Nghi Street.
(b) Gia Long Street.
(c) Tran Tong Street.
(d) Duy Tan Street.

7. What department did an American help Le Ly get transferred to when a Vietnamese sergeant was making advances to her?
(a) Neurology.
(b) Radiology.
(c) Physical Therapy.
(d) Coronary Care Unit.

8. Where was Ed's home?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Santa Barbara.

9. When did Ba's first husband come back to Quang Nam?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1971.

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

11. When did Le Ly meet Ed?
(a) June, 1968.
(b) January, 1969.
(c) April, 1969.
(d) March, 1968.

12. What did Hung eat to comfort is feelings?
(a) Rice.
(b) Candy.
(c) Sand.
(d) Fish.

13. Who patrolled the American sector when the Americans set up a firebase outside Ky La?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Koreans.
(c) Americans.
(d) Republicans.

14. What day was Le Ly's father buried?
(a) April 7.
(b) March 12.
(c) March 15.
(d) June 10.

15. What type of salad did Tinh serve as a final treat on the evening of April 7, 1986?
(a) Green mango salad.
(b) Mint salad.
(c) Pawpaw salad.
(d) Watercress salad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair did an American have who helped Le Ly get transferred to a different department when a Vietnamese sergeant was making advances to her?

2. Who informed Le Ly that her father had died?

3. Whom did Le Ly see in the hall of her hotel after taking a nap in her hotel on April 7?

4. When was Ed's contract in Vietnam in its final year?

5. In 1986, what was Hai selling in the marketplace near China Beach?

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