The Refugees

Viet Thanh NguyenFiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2017

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Introduction

Before Reading

Reading Context

During Reading

Reading Questions & Paired Texts

Answer Key

After Reading

Discussion/Analysis Prompt

Activity

Essay Questions

Exam Questions

Exam Answer Key

Multiple Choice

1. C (Story 1)

2. D (Story 2)

3. A (Story 3)

4. D (Story 3)

5. B (Story 4)

6. B (Story 5)

7. C (Story 6)

8. A (Various stories)

9. A (Story 7)

10. C (Various stories)

11. B (Various stories)

12. D (Story 8)

13. B (Story 8)

14. C (Essay 1)

15. B (Story 4)

Long Answer

1. Some of the stories are in first person, usually as recollections or flashbacks (1,3), while others are in third person (2,4). The multitude of stories, none of which are linked other than with the single theme of the effect of the war in Vietnam, relate to the idea that there is no single refugee experience, as many people experience and process trauma related to displacement in different ways. (All stories)