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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What actor do Ha and other refugees like in the movies they watch in the refugee camp?
(a) Clint Wastwood.
(b) Audie Murphy.
(c) Gary Cooper.
(d) John Wayne.

2. In 1975, how long has Ha's father been missing?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 8 years.

3. What day is Tet?
(a) First day of the year.
(b) Last day of the year.
(c) June 15.
(d) January 30.

4. What type of tree is Ha nursing in 1975?
(a) Peach.
(b) Plum.
(c) Papaya.
(d) Persimmon.

5. When are rations reduced to half a clump of rice only twice a day on the ship?
(a) May 11.
(b) May 20.
(c) May 9.
(d) May 16.

6. What color was the seed that grew into a tree in Ha's back garden?
(a) Brown.
(b) Beige.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

7. What color are the flares from the bombs as Ha's family and Uncle Son's family try to decide what ship to board?
(a) Orange.
(b) Red and green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Gold and silver.

8. In 1975, what is the name of the girl who shares Ha's desk at school?
(a) Tram.
(b) Anh.
(c) Linh.
(d) Duyen.

9. As the ship creeps along the river route, who has to use the captain's bathroom?
(a) A little girl.
(b) Ha.
(c) Mother.
(d) Uncle Son.

10. How old is Ha in 1975?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 9.

11. From where were TiTi and her family to flee Vietnam on cruise ships?
(a) Vung Tau.
(b) Tuy Hoa.
(c) Tay Ninh.
(d) Pleiku.

12. What time of day are women allowed on deck to sponge-bath?
(a) Noon.
(b) Morning.
(c) Night.
(d) Afternoon.

13. How many cookies would Ha buy in September of last year?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

14. Who carries Ha onto the ship?
(a) Mother.
(b) Vu.
(c) Khoi.
(d) Quang.

15. What was one of Ha's father's favorite foods?
(a) Fried fish.
(b) Pho.
(c) Stewed eels.
(d) Banh Mi.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many photos does Mother pack?

2. How many clumps of rice do Ha, her family, and the others get on board the ship for each meal?

3. In Miss Xinh's class, what day of the week do Ha and the other students talk about current news?

4. When does the ship Ha's family is traveling on reach the sea?

5. Who is the last person to get on board the boat Ha and her family leave Saigon on?

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