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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. According to Mr. Xa, what was the only nation that stood with the communists during the war and then helped them rebuild?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Russians.
(d) Cambodians.

2. Who kept most of the gifts that Le Ly sent from America?
(a) Lan.
(b) Bon Nghe.
(c) Ba.
(d) Hai.

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

4. For how many generations would an old man with a young wife be blessed according to a Vietnamese saying?
(a) Two generations.
(b) Three generations.
(c) Four generations.
(d) One generation.

5. What creature did Le Ly's mother believe had Sau Ban's spirit?
(a) Black snake.
(b) Goat.
(c) Dog.
(d) Buffalo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What meats did Tinh serve for dinner on the evening of April 7, 1986?

2. What color was the robe that Le Ly's father was buried in?

3. When did Le Ly and Anh finish their dinner with Xa and Long?

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

5. When Le Ly got another job after leaving Red, who owned the "casino" where she worked?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What types of things did Mr. Long say that the country still needed?

3. What did Le Ly say needed to happen for some people in the United States?

4. How did Hai describe Bon Nghe?

5. What happened to Jim after Le Ly complained about his behavior?

6. What type of a meal did Le Ly ask the proprietor of a country store to make for herself and her companions when she was touring the countryside?

7. How did the busy lives of Le Ly and her mother affect Hung?

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

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

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

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