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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. 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?

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

3. What did Bon Nghe study in addition to war in Hanoi?

4. What did Hung eat to comfort is feelings?

5. In 1986, what did Le Ly try to give Bon Nghe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to Bac Luc?

4. What types of things did Mr. Long say that the country still needed?

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

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

7. How did Le Ly describe her experience when she went to claim her father's body at the morgue?

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

10. Why did so many young women like Le Ly end up in the cities?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Forgiveness is a major theme of the book. Discuss forgiveness and how various individuals viewed forgiveness.

Essay Topic 2

There were varied reactions when Le Ly married Ed. Discuss the reactions to Le Ly's marriage to Ed.

Essay Topic 3

Le Ly and, then later, her mother had to leave Ky La. Discuss why Le Ly and her mother had to leave Ky La.

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