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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 was Lan's job in Danang?

2. What village did the South Vietnamese Rangers attack shortly after Le Ly was honored by the Viet Cong?

3. When was Le Ly's brother Bon Nghe born?

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

5. Besides Ly Le, how many other expatriate Vietnamese met with the Vietnam National Committee in 1986?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did the men, whom Le Ly called the snakes' keepers, look like?

5. How was Le Ly able to save money to get a house for her, her mother, and son?

6. How did Le Ly describe her father?

7. How did Le Ly describe an air attack by the French when she was little?

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

9. How did the Viet Cong smuggle weapons and troops into the Ky La area when they planned a major attack?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were varied reactions when Le Ly married Ed. Discuss the reactions to Le Ly's marriage to Ed.

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

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

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