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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How often did Le Ly's official escort for her tour of the countryside say that the power went out at his office every day?
(a) Two times.
(b) One time.
(c) Three times.
(d) Four times.

6. When Le Ly got another job after leaving Red, who owned the "casino" where she worked?
(a) An American GI.
(b) A Japanese.
(c) An American woman.
(d) A Korean.

7. How many kids did the woman have who introduced Le Ly to Ed?
(a) Six.
(b) Nine.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

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

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

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

11. 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) 15,000 to 20,000 dong.
(d) 10,000 dong.

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

13. What job does Tinh's husband do for a living?
(a) Siclo driver.
(b) Barber.
(c) Shopkeeper.
(d) Police officer.

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

15. What did Le Ly wear when she married Ed?
(a) Ao Dai.
(b) A red dress.
(c) One of Lan's fancy cocktail dresses.
(d) A white dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Le Ly have to give the Vietnamese marriage counselor as a "gift" for the coffee fund?

2. Who attended Le Ly's wedding to Ed on behalf of her family?

3. What pet did the American GI named Paul learn had died while he was dating Le Ly?

4. How far from Danang was the factory where Anh took Le Ly on April 9?

5. How many children did Tinh and her husband have?

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