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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 did the Nguyen family want to give Andrew as his leaving present before returning to America?
2. What dark secret did Trieu share with Andrew about her father?
3. How did Andrew feel about visiting the tourist area of Hanoi?
4. What is unique about the dish "Gaping Fish"?
5. From Mung Man, how many miles was the trip to Hanoi?
Short Essay Questions
1. Which of Andrew's siblings were gay, and how did his family react to this?
2. What memories does Andrew have about the way his family made money in Vietnam?
3. What two images does Andrew encounter that he believes are perfect symbols for the people of Japan?
4. How did the Nguyen family say goodbye to Andrew when it was time for him to return to America?
5. Whose mummified remains are kept in the mausoleum in Hanoi?
6. What regrets did Andrew's father carry with him throughout his adult life?
7. What aspect of her life brought Chi the greatest amount of stress and sadness?
8. Why did Andrew have trouble finding a place to stay in Hanoi?
9. What moral did Andrew reach while swimming in the sea with a laughing, old woman?
10. What did Andrew and Chi talk about during their last conversation, before Chi killed herself?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout his childhood, Andrew had various experiences with American soldiers during the Vietnam War. First, choose two significant experiences Andrew had with American soldiers and describe them here. Then, describe how Andrew's experiences with American soldiers during the war helped to shape his view of America before he moved there? What expectations did Andrew have of America before moving there? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Andrew's journey was an attempt to understand himself and his family better. In the end, do you think this mission was accomplished? What important lessons did Andrew learn about himself and his family through this journey? Do you think he could have learned these lessons without traveling to Vietnam? Why or why not? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
At the opening of the memoir, it becomes clear that Andrew Pham is trapped between two cultures: his Vietnamese culture and his American culture. How does this struggle affect Andrew's personal history? How does this struggle inform the overarching themes of the novel? Choose two examples from the text that you think best exhibit Andrew's struggle and describe them here. How did these instances affect Andrew's personal understanding of himself?
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