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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 Le Ly doing when the attack began?

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

3. When did Anh and Lien divorce?

4. What was the traditional gift given to new babies?

5. How many rooms did Le Ly's childhood home have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was Le Ly released in My Thi?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare and contrast the relationship that Le Ly had with her mother and her father.

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