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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. 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.

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

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

4. What type of calendar is followed in Vietnam?
(a) Gregorian.
(b) Lunar.
(c) Solar.
(d) Julian.

5. Where do Uncle Song and his family resettle?
(a) United States.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the ship creeps along the river route, who has to use the captain's bathroom?

2. Who becomes the cook at the refugee camp?

3. What type of tree is Ha nursing in 1975?

4. How old is Ha in 1975?

5. By sunset on the ship, how many straw mats do Ha's family have for them to sleep on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Ha's father?

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

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

4. What does Ha know about her father?

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

6. Why does President Thieu hold a ceremony every spring, and what do the families get who attend?

7. What happens to the pilot and the helicopter that Ha hears in "Saigon Is Gone"?

8. Why does Kohi start to smell bad on the ship?

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

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

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