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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 the traditional gift given to new babies?

2. How many bedrooms did the home have that Le Ly lived in in California?

3. How much money was it rumored that the average expatriate brought with them?

4. How much did Le Ly weigh when she was born?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What did Le Ly do to try to cause a miscarriage when she found she was pregnant?

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

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

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

10. Why was Le Ly's mother under house arrest after Le Ly went to Danang?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the relationship Le Ly had with her brothers Bon Nghe and Sau Ban.

Essay Topic 2

The people of Ky La endured a push and tug routine as the Republicans and Viet Cong fought over Ky La. Discuss how the villagers of Ky La were caught between the opposing armies.

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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