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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. Where did Le Ly and her mother sleep their first night in Saigon?
(a) On a kitchen floor.
(b) In a closet.
(c) In a corner of the living room.
(d) On the door step.

2. When did Lan move back to Danang?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1963.

3. What was the warning signal that Le Ly's father was to use when the attack was to begin?
(a) Push a chicken outside the hut.
(b) Smoke a cigarette in front of the hut door.
(c) Start shouting at his children.
(d) Poke a broom at roof of house.

4. How old was Le Ly when she was betrothed?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

5. In what type of car did Lien ride?
(a) Rolls Royce.
(b) Lincoln Continental.
(c) Mercedes.
(d) BMW.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Le Ly get caught selling?

2. What happened to Le Ly and two other girls when she was tied to a post in prison?

3. Who were the two Viet Cong soldiers that were killed when Le Ly's mother was being held in her home by Republican soldiers?

4. What is the name of the hotel where Le Ly stayed in Danang in 1986?

5. In Chapter 1, according to a song that Lan sang, who attacked Le Ly's village from the air?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the men, whom Le Ly called the snakes' keepers, look like?

2. How did the Viet Cong take steps to control the villagers after the battle with the Republicans and Americans?

3. How did Le Ly describe her father?

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

5. What was special about Le Ly's mother's hair?

6. What did Le Ly's mother do when no news had been heard about Sau Ban by New Year's in1963?

7. During an air attack when Le Ly's home was burned, how and what did her father save?

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

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

10. Why was Le Ly's mother under house arrest after Le Ly went to Danang?

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