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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. Where did Hai and her daughter move in 1963?

2. How often would Le Ly's father offer sacrifices on the family altar?

3. How many stories did Anh's and Lien's house have?

4. When did the Viet Minh war end?

5. How old was Le Ly's sister Hai when she went to Saigon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Le Ly's mother under house arrest after Le Ly went to Danang?

2. What did Le Ly's mother do when no news had been heard about Sau Ban by New Year's in1963?

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

4. Why did Le Ly's father hit her mother once?

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

6. What did Le Ly do to try to cause a miscarriage when she found she was pregnant?

7. What legend did Le Ly's father tell her to explain why humans had to work so hard?

8. When was the first time that Le Ly saw a Viet Cong fighter up close?

9. How did the Viet Cong take steps to control the villagers after the battle with the Republicans and Americans?

10. Who was the man that Le Ly met at the Vietnamese Embassy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In 1986, Le Ly had mixed emotions as she landed in Danang. Discuss the emotions that Le Ly felt as she approached the reunion with her family.

Essay Topic 2

Le Ly and, then later, her mother had to leave Ky La. Discuss why Le Ly and her mother had to leave Ky La.

Essay Topic 3

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

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