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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 last name of the American GI named Paul whom Le Ly lived with for a time?

2. What type of salad did Tinh serve as a final treat on the evening of April 7, 1986?

3. What is the name of the general director of the factory where Anh took Le Ly on April 9?

4. Where did Steve get Le Ly a job with regular pay?

5. What color shirt did Nhi, Bon Nhge's wife, wear to Le Ly's reunion with her brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Hai describe Bon Nghe?

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

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

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

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

6. Why was Le Ly told to come back for an interview at noon when she went to the American employment office in Danang?

7. How were Northerners regarded in the South?

8. 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?

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

10. How did Le Ly describe her traveling companions and herself when she was touring the countryside?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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