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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What holiday was the first "American" holiday celebrated by the Pham family in America?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Valentine's Day.
(c) Independence Day.
(d) Memorial Day.

2. How long did it take for the ship's supplies to disappear?
(a) One day.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One month.
(d) One week.

3. What did Wong, the man Andrew befriended at the Indonesian refugee camp, do for a living?
(a) He was a jade cutter.
(b) He was a candlestick maker.
(c) He was a pig butcher.
(d) He was an elementary school teacher.

4. How long were the ship's supplies meant to last?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Three weeks.

5. Which of the following is NOT a country many people in Vietnam believed Andrew to be from?
(a) Japan.
(b) China.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Korea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cared for Andrew as a young boy when his parents left town for business?

2. How many children did Tyle have?

3. Why did Andrew give money to the beggar woman in the Red Light District?

4. What did Andrew blame for Chi's death?

5. Where in Vietnam did Sean's family live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What discussion did Andrew's mother, Anh, have with a friend over tea before the fall of Saigon?

2. What memory is explored in the chapter named "Fallen Leaves"?

3. What happened when Andrew's uncles took him to their local bar?

4. What was significant about Andrew's memory involving ice cream?

5. What event frightened Andrew at the diner in Ham Tan?

6. What does Andrew remember most acutely about his Grandfather Pham?

7. What was Andrew's reaction to seeing his grandmother's old house in Phan Tiet, his childhood home?

8. What personal history did Hung have with America?

9. Who was Wong?

10. When did Andrew's mother want Andrew to leave for his trip to Vietnam?

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