The Refugees

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following words summarizes the speaker’s youthful years in Story 1?

A) Ambivalence

B) Delight

C) Woe

D) Shame

2. Why does Marcus tell Liem that he is an “honorary Englishman?”

A) Because he used to live in Manchester

B) Because he was adopted by an English family in the US

C) Because he adores British cinema

D) Because he is from a colony of the UK

3. In Story 3, which of the following rhetorical devices does Mrs. Hoa use to persuade the speaker’s mother to donate money to the anti-communist cause?

A) Pathos

B) Ethos

C) Logos

D) Kairos

4. Based on the situation in Story 3 between the robber and the speaker’s family, which of the following words describe the speaker’s parents?

A) Helpless

B) Agreeable

C) Confused

D) Averting

5. Based on his description in Story 4, which of the following statements describes Arthur?

A) He has a Vietnamese background.

B) He has a gambling problem.

C) He is willing to give an organ to those in need.

D) He is a rule follower.

6. Which of the following emotions best describes how Mrs. Khanh feels about her life by the end of the story?

A) Fulfilled with her marriage and work at the university