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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money was it rumored that the average expatriate brought with them?

2. After Le Ly's betrothal, how long would it be before the marriage was consummated?

3. What position in the Catholic church did President Diem's brother hold?

4. When did Anh and Lien divorce?

5. How did Le Ly's father try to commit suicide after visiting Lan in Danang?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the charges against Le Ly dropped when she was caught with marijuana?

2. How did the Republicans and Americans try to placate the Ky La villagers?

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

4. After the three-day war for Bai Gian and the bombardment that followed, what did the area around Ky La look like?

5. What was Ky La like between the French and American wars?

6. Why was Le Ly taken to a hospital in Saigon?

7. What rules did the Vietnamese National Committee have for the visiting Vietnamese expatriates?

8. Why did the South Vietnamese Rangers attack Bai Gian?

9. How did Le Ly describe Jimmy, her son, when Anh asked about him?

10. What was Lien's life like when Le Ly returned to Vietnam in 1986?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the arrangements that had to be made for Le Ly's father's funeral and the problems that had to be overcome to have the funeral.

Essay Topic 2

Compare the reactions of Le Ly, her family, and her employers when it was discovered that she was pregnant.

Essay Topic 3

Forgiveness is a major theme of the book. Discuss forgiveness and how various individuals viewed forgiveness.

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