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

2. Who attended Le Ly's wedding to Ed on behalf of her family?

3. How many children did Tinh and her husband have?

4. Who informed Le Ly that her father had died?

5. How often did Le Ly's official escort for her tour of the countryside say that the power went out at his office every day?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened when the Republicans came and asked a Vietnamese woman who was memorialized with a statue about the whereabouts of the enemy?

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

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

5. What happened to Jim after Le Ly complained about his behavior?

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

The war affected everyone, especially the children. Discuss how children were affected by the war.

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