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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 was Ed's home?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Santa Barbara.
(d) San Francisco.

2. How many kids did the woman have who introduced Le Ly to Ed?
(a) Six.
(b) Nine.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

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

4. What is the name of the mountain that Le Ly visits with Anh?
(a) Thuy Mountain.
(b) Kim Mountain.
(c) Marble Mountain.
(d) Granite Mountain.

5. How long did Le Ly's father's body lie in state before his funeral?
(a) 2 days and 1 night.
(b) 3 days and 2 night.
(c) 1 day and 1 night.
(d) 4 days and 3 nights.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Le Ly have to give the Vietnamese marriage counselor as a "gift" for the coffee fund?

3. What special food did Tinh serve Le Ly that was famous throughout the country?

4. When did the Communists take over in Vietnam?

5. Who informed Le Ly that her father had died?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would the dead be consulted about business matters or requests?

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

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

4. Why did the chocolate wrapper that came from the candy Le Ly gave Tinh's ten-year-old have to be burned?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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