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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. What type of vehicle did Anh have in 1986?

2. How many Viet Cong were hiding in a tunnel under a widow woman's bed?

3. After Le Ly left home to work, how old was a boy who told Le Ly that something bad had happened to her family?

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

5. When did Le Ly leave her village.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. In what ways did Le Ly begin to serve Madame Lien as companion?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The village of Ky La was threatened by both Republican and Viet Cong soldiers. Discuss the military struggle for Ky La.

Essay Topic 2

When Le Ly returned to Ky La, she realized that she was seeing the death of her culture. Discuss how the war was destroying the culture of Vietnam.

Essay Topic 3

The war affected everyone, especially the children. Discuss how children were affected by the war.

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