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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Quang's first American job?
(a) Mechanic.
(b) Garbage collector.
(c) Electrician.
(d) Construction worker.

2. What color are the chairs in the house Ha and her family move to after living with the cowboy?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Orange.
(d) Brown.

3. What are dancers dancingin a photograph Mrs. Washingtono has of Tet?
(a) Dragon.
(b) Cham.
(c) Fan.
(d) Lion.

4. What does Ha wish Miss Scott would show the students about Vietnam instead of desperate photos from the fall of Saigon?
(a) The mountains.
(b) Papayas and Tet.
(c) The ocean.
(d) Temples.

5. Where does Ha tell Miss Washington that she always eats lunch at school?
(a) Bleachers.
(b) Front steps.
(c) Backyard.
(d) Bathroom.

6. Where does Ha go when her mother chants in "Can't Help"?
(a) Backyard.
(b) Their bedroom.
(c) Living room.
(d) Kitchen.

7. When is Brother Quang able to repair a car no one else can?
(a) November 15.
(b) November 14.
(c) November 12.
(d) November 13.

8. How does Mother try to replicate the sound of a brass gong when she chants?
(a) Tap a spoon on a glass bowl.
(b) Tap two spoons together.
(c) Wooden spoon and a tin can.
(d) Metal spoon and a tin can.

9. How does Ha get to school on her second day?
(a) Walks.
(b) A neighbor drives her.
(c) Quang's bicycle.
(d) Cowboy's truck.

10. In "Most Relieved Day," what color hair does a girl have who comes into the classroom when Ha is eating?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blond.

11. How far ahead does the cowboy pay the rent for Ha's family when he finds them a house?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 4 months.

12. What day does Ha get chased home by boys yelling "Boo-Da"?
(a) November 3.
(b) November 7.
(c) November 9.
(d) November 1.

13. What type of fish does Ha remember the cowboy brought that her mother really liked in Cowboy's Gifts"?
(a) Catfish.
(b) Bass.
(c) Perch.
(d) Trout.

14. What grade does Ha have to repeat in America?
(a) 2nd.
(b) 5th.
(c) 4th.
(d) 3rd.

15. When does Ha confess to her mother the bad things she used to do in Vietnam like buy less pork and get herself a treat or make the girl who shared her desk at school cry?
(a) November 14.
(b) November 16.
(c) November 13.
(d) November 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Mrs. Washington's son when he died?

2. In Vietnam, what was the payment for scrubbing laundry?

3. What color sofas are in the house the cowboy finds for Ha and her family?

4. How many fingers does Mother injure her first day on the job?

5. When the cowboy takes Ha's family to meet their neighbors, who is the only neighbor to greet them warmly?

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