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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. Last September, how much did Ha's mother give her to buy pork, spinach, and tofu?
(a) 20 dong.
(b) 200 dong.
(c) 50 dong.
(d) 100 dong.

2. What year is 1975?
(a) Cat.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Dragon.
(d) Ox.

3. Who is the last person to get on board the boat Ha and her family leave Saigon on?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A helicopter pilot.
(c) An elderly lady.
(d) An old man.

4. How does Ha describe the South Vietnamese flag?
(a) Blue and yellow stripes with stars.
(b) A black, yellow, and red stripe.
(c) Blue with a black stripe.
(d) Yellow with three red stripes.

5. What is thrown into the sea with Khoi's chick?
(a) A basket.
(b) Ha's doll.
(c) Ha's book.
(d) A flag.

Short Answer Questions

1. When are rations reduced to half a clump of rice only twice a day on the ship?

2. How long should the rice and water on board the ship Ha's family travels on last?

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

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

5. Toward what country does the ship Ha's family is traveling on head once they reach the sea?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Ha hope the new year will be different?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Ha pinch the girl who shares her desk at school?

9. Why does Mother choose to go to the United States?

10. What does Ha know about her father?

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