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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Le Ly and Anh finish their dinner with Xa and Long?
(a) 7 p.m.
(b) 8 p.m.
(c) 6 p.m.
(d) 5 p.m.

2. What did Le Ly call U.S. $20 bills?
(a) Jacksons.
(b) American flags.
(c) Twos.
(d) Greenbacks.

3. For how many generations would an old man with a young wife be blessed according to a Vietnamese saying?
(a) Three generations.
(b) Four generations.
(c) One generation.
(d) Two generations.

4. What did Le Ly's mother ask her to bring to line her coffin on Le Ly's next visit to Vietnam?
(a) Cement.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Silk.
(d) Velvet.

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

6. Where did Steve get Le Ly a job with regular pay?
(a) Hospital.
(b) On base.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Bookstore.

7. How long did Le Ly's first reunion with her mother last?
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 30 minutes.

8. When did the Communists take over in Vietnam?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1969.

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

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

11. After the meeting at Tinh's, when did Le Ly and Bon Nghe plan to meet again?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Friday.

12. How long did Le Ly's wartime "souvenir" business last?
(a) 20 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 14 months.
(d) 2 years.

13. What color was the car that Le Ly and Anh rode in as they toured the Vietnamese countryside?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Beige.
(d) Gray.

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

15. What disease did a couple have that ran the place where Le Ly slept when Red was busy with other GIs?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Leprosy.
(c) AIDS.
(d) Tuberculosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bon Nghe study in addition to war in Hanoi?

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

3. What day was Le Ly's father buried?

4. How many kids did the woman have who introduced Le Ly to Ed?

5. Where was Ed's home?

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