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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 year was Le Ly's aunt Thu killed during an air raid?

2. What position in the Catholic church did President Diem's brother hold?

3. When did Le Ly leave her village.

4. Before Le Ly was born, how many children did Le Ly's mother and father have?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Le Ly describe her father?

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

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

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

5. How was Le Ly released in My Thi?

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

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

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

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

10. During an air attack when Le Ly's home was burned, how and what did her father save?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rice was the most important crop grown around Ky La. Discuss the process of growing and harvesting rice.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why and how Le Ly had endangered her family by returning to Vietnam.

Essay Topic 3

The spirit world was very real to the villagers of Ky La and Le Ly's family. Discuss what villagers of Ky La and Le Ly's family believed about spirits.

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