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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 long should the rice and water on board the ship Ha's family travels on last?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 1 1/2 weeks.
(c) 2 1/2 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

2. When does the ship Ha's family is traveling on reach the sea?
(a) 5th day.
(b) 3rd day.
(c) 4th day.
(d) 2nd day.

3. How many clumps of rice do Ha, her family, and the others get on board the ship for each meal?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. How much water did Ha and the others on board the ship get with each meal?
(a) 2 cups.
(b) 1 cup.
(c) 1/2 cup.
(d) 1 1/2 cups.

5. When Ha and the others are offloaded onto motorboats, how many can go at a time?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much sugar do families get during the ceremony the president of Vietnam holds in 1975 to comfort war wives?

2. What was one of Ha's father's favorite foods?

3. How old was Ha's mother when she was promised to marry Ha's father?

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

5. After what river was Ha named?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where are Ha and her family taken after being rescued, and what is it like there?

2. What does Ha know about her father?

3. Where is Ha's best friend Titi and her family going in 1975?

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

5. What path does the commander choose to take, and where does everyone have to stay as the ship leaves Saigon?

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

7. What do Ha and her family pack to take with them when they flee Saigon?

8. What happens when Ha cannot wait to go to the bathroom?

9. What happened to Ha's father?

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

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