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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long after Le Ly was released from the district jail, did the Viet Cong decide to mass for a major attack against Ky La?
(a) About 3 months.
(b) About 6 months.
(c) 11 months later.
(d) 8 months later.

3. What happened to Le Ly and two other girls when she was tied to a post in prison?
(a) Beaten with a leather belt.
(b) Brushed with honey and bitten by black ants.
(c) Poked with a bayonet.
(d) Left in the hot sun with no water or bathroom privileges.

4. How much did Le Ly pay the pedicab driver who brought her to Anh's home?
(a) 2,000 dong.
(b) 250 dong.
(c) 500 dong.
(d) 3,000 dong.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many beds were in the birthing clinic where Le Ly had her baby?

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

3. When did the Viet Minh war end?

4. How old was Le Ly when she was betrothed?

5. How did Sau Ban die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the man that Le Ly met at the Vietnamese Embassy?

2. Why was Le Ly taken to a hospital in Saigon?

3. In what ways did Le Ly begin to serve Madame Lien as companion?

4. What legend did Le Ly's father tell her to explain why humans had to work so hard?

5. Why did the plane trip to Saigon give Le Ly a sense of peace?

6. In 1986, why was Le Ly filled with grief when she saw fighter bombers and bombs rusting away as she landed?

7. How did the Republicans and Americans try to placate the Ky La villagers?

8. After the three-day war for Bai Gian and the bombardment that followed, what did the area around Ky La look like?

9. Why were the charges against Le Ly dropped when she was caught with marijuana?

10. When was the first time that Le Ly saw a Viet Cong fighter up close?

(see the answer keys)

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