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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far was Ha's fther from the city when he was captured on Route 1?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) An hour.

2. How many shirts does each member of Ha's family pack?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

3. Who is seasick as Ha and her family leave Saigon?
(a) Khoi.
(b) Vu.
(c) Mother.
(d) Ha.

4. What is the date when Ha's family leaves Saigon on a ship traversing the river route?
(a) May 2.
(b) May 1.
(c) May 3.
(d) May 4.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is thrown into the sea with Khoi's chick?

2. What color are the flares from the bombs as Ha's family and Uncle Son's family try to decide what ship to board?

3. How much pork would Ha buy last September with the money her mother gave her?

4. What color was the seed that grew into a tree in Ha's back garden?

5. How many airplane tickets does Ong Zuan buy when he sells leaves of gold?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Ha's mother's life like before she and Ha's father fled to the South?

2. What does Ha know about her father?

3. What does Ha have to eat in "S-l-o-w-l-y," and what do other families have?

4. What does Ha's mother make for her children when they prepare to leave Vietnam?

5. What holiday do Ha and her family celebrate at the beginning of 1975, and how do they celebrate?

6. How does Ha try to comfort Khoi when he mourns his dead chick?

7. How many brothers does Ha have, and how old are they?

8. What is it like at the port when Ha's family leaves their home?

9. Why does Ha's mother think they must leave Vietnam?

10. Why are rations cut in "One Engine"?

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