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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. In what city did Le Ly's Uncle Nhu live?

2. What Vietnamese word did Le Ly say meant "six"?

3. How many children did Manh, Le Ly's schoolteacher, have?

4. Where was Le Ly taken when she was arrested for a third time?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was special about Le Ly's mother's hair?

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

4. Why did the plane trip to Saigon give Le Ly a sense of peace?

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

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

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

8. What type of traps did the children of Ky La have to help the Viet Cong make for the Republicans?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

Le Ly was arrested three times. Compare the three times that Le Ly was arrested.

Essay Topic 3

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

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