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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 often does Brother Khoi's hen give eggs?
(a) Every two weeks.
(b) Every other day.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Every day and a half.

2. From where did Father get the gold-rimmed glasses the family leaves behind?
(a) Thailand.
(b) Canada.
(c) America.
(d) Japan.

3. Who begins teaching English lessons after the ship has been traveling for a week?
(a) Vu.
(b) Quang.
(c) Mother.
(d) The commander.

4. Where is the man from who sponsors Ha and her family to resettle in the United States?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Texas.

5. By sunset on the ship, how many straw mats do Ha's family have for them to sleep on?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. When are Ha and her family settled in a refugee camp after being rescued?

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

3. Who becomes the cook at the refugee camp?

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

5. When Ha and the others are offloaded onto motorboats, how many can go at a time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happened to Ha's father?

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

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

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