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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. Where did Le Ly sleep after she approached Red about a "date," but he was busy with other GIs?

2. How much did Sister Hoa believe it would cost to get the papers for Le Ly to marry Ed and go to America with him and her son?

3. Who kept most of the gifts that Le Ly sent from America?

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

5. During the war, what did Bon Nghe and his comrades use to grow vegetables?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would the dead be consulted about business matters or requests?

2. What was Le Ly's job and working conditions when she worked at the "casino" owned by a Korean?

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

4. For a young Vietnamese woman, what were the options for getting out of the country?

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

6. How did Le Ly get her mother to sign the papers giving her permission to leave the country?

7. 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?

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

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

10. What did Mr. Xa say was the goal in fighting the war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the arrangements that had to be made for Le Ly's father's funeral and the problems that had to be overcome to have the funeral.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Sau Ban's military obligations, how he dealt with them, and why he had to deal with them in the manner that he did.

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