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

2. How old was Le Ly the last time she saw Bon Nghe?
(a) Four.
(b) Seven.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

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

4. Where did Le Ly board the bus to Danang when she lived in Ky La?
(a) Van Thien.
(b) Quang Cai.
(c) Huu Giang.
(d) Xom Lang.

5. In which branch of service did Ed's son serve?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Army.
(c) Navy.
(d) Marines.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Sister Hoa actually charge Le Ly for the papers she and her son needed to go to America with Ed?

3. What type of car is the "official" touring car that takes Le Ly and Anh for a tour of the countryside?

4. In the hospital in Danang, how old was the Vietnamese sergeant who had his eye on Le Ly?

5. When was the Da Lach bridge built?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mr. Xa say was the goal in fighting the war?

2. What approvals did Le Ly and her family need to obtain in order to give her father a traditional funeral?

3. How did Le Ly get her mother to sign the papers giving her permission to leave the country?

4. For a young Vietnamese woman, what were the options for getting out of the country?

5. How were Northerners regarded in the South?

6. Why was Le Ly told to come back for an interview at noon when she went to the American employment office in Danang?

7. Why did Red say that he and Le Ly never socialized with his friends?

8. What was Le Ly's job and working conditions when she worked at the "casino" owned by a Korean?

9. How did Le Ly describe her traveling companions and herself when she was touring the countryside?

10. When Mr. Long asked Le Ly what her Vietnamese friends in the States felt about socialist Vietnam, what did she tell him?

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