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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. In 1986, how long had it been since Le Ly had seen her brother Bon Nghe?

2. How long did Vietnamese custom demand that a bride wait after the death of her father to marry?

3. How long did Le Ly's wartime "souvenir" business last?

4. What was the name of Ba's first husband?

5. When Le Ly got another job after leaving Red, who owned the "casino" where she worked?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Le Ly say needed to happen for some people in the United States?

2. Why did Red say that he and Le Ly never socialized with his friends?

3. Why did the chocolate wrapper that came from the candy Le Ly gave Tinh's ten-year-old have to be burned?

4. What type of a meal did Le Ly ask the proprietor of a country store to make for herself and her companions when she was touring the countryside?

5. To whom did Le Ly compare her brother Bon Nghe?

6. How did Le Ly describe Ba when they were reunited?

7. How did the busy lives of Le Ly and her mother affect Hung?

8. What approvals did Le Ly and her family need to obtain in order to give her father a traditional funeral?

9. How were young girls from the country sold into prostitution?

10. What was it like for Bon Nghe during the war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Le Ly had an unplanned reunion with her mother at Tinh's home. Discuss Le Ly's reunion with her mother and its effect on Le Ly's emotions.

Essay Topic 3

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

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