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

2. How long did Le Ly's father's body lie in state before his funeral?

3. 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?

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

5. What creature did Le Ly's mother believe had Sau Ban's spirit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Bac Luc?

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

3. How were Northerners regarded in the South?

4. What reasons did Le Ly give Nam for her return to Vietnam?

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

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

7. Why did Le Ly feel uneasy about Red's offer to drive her home?

8. Why did Le Ly's mother believe that Sau Ban's spirit was at rest?

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

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

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

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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