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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. During the war, what did Bon Nghe and his comrades use to grow vegetables?
(a) Goat manure.
(b) Their own excrement.
(c) Buffalo manure.
(d) Dead fish.

2. What did Hung eat to comfort is feelings?
(a) Fish.
(b) Rice.
(c) Candy.
(d) Sand.

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

4. What was the name of the friend who stood with Ed when he married Le Ly?
(a) David.
(b) Robert.
(c) Philip.
(d) Andrew.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Tinh's husband do for a living?

2. How did Le Ly fix her hair for Red?

3. How old was Le Ly's mother when they reunited in 1986?

4. What time did Le Ly's shift at the Navy EM club end and Ed's night shift at the outlying camps begin?

5. How much did Sister Hoa believe it would cost to get the papers for Le Ly to marry Ed and go to America with him and her son?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened when the Republicans came and asked a Vietnamese woman who was memorialized with a statue about the whereabouts of the enemy?

3. How did Hai describe Bon Nghe?

4. What was it like for Bon Nghe during the war?

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

6. Why did Le Ly feel uneasy about Red's offer to drive her home?

7. What happened to Bac Luc?

8. To whom did Le Ly compare her brother Bon Nghe?

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

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

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