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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 old was Bac Luc when she was injured?

2. What song did Le Ly sing after the meal at the factory that Anh took her to on April 9?

3. How much did Big Mike give Le Ly to be intimate with two GIs?

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

5. When was the Da Lach bridge built?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were Northerners regarded in the South?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why did Ba keep the gift that Le Ly and Lan sent from America?

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

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

The spirit world was very real to the villagers of Ky La and Le Ly's family. Discuss what villagers of Ky La and Le Ly's family believed about spirits.

Essay Topic 3

Le Ly had an unplanned reunion with her mother at Tinh's home. Discuss Le Ly's reunion with her mother and its effect on Le Ly's emotions.

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