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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. Who escorts Ha to school to confront Pink Boy and his mother in the principal's office?
(a) The cowboy, Mrs. Washington, and Mother.
(b) Mrs. Washington, Mother, and Quang.
(c) The cowboy, Mother, Quang, and Mrs. Washington.
(d) The cowboy and Mrs. Washington.

2. How many boys follow Ha home after her first day at school in America?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

3. What job does Vu do in the mornings?
(a) Stock grocery shelves.
(b) Clean at the school.
(c) Rake leaves.
(d) Deliver newspapers.

4. What does the man always wear who sponsors Ha and her family?
(a) Boots.
(b) Spurs.
(c) Hat.
(d) Vest.

5. Where do Ha and her family sleep at the cowboy's house?
(a) Main floor.
(b) Attic.
(c) Top floor.
(d) Lowest level.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Ha reading before she left Saigon?

2. What type of fish does Ha remember the cowboy brought that her mother really liked in Cowboy's Gifts"?

3. What last name does Vu take in "Hiding"?

4. What day becomes "Most Relieve Day" for Ha?

5. When does Ha start school in America?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vu keep busy?

2. What conversation do Ha and Mrs. Washington have about Mrs. Washington's son?

3. What does Mrs. Washington offer to do for Ha when she learns that Ha eats lunch in the bathroom at school?

4. What does Ha find when she explores the house rented for her and her family?

5. How does Ha describe the baptism of her family at Del Ray Southern Baptist Church?

6. How do the neighbors treat Ha and her family?

7. Why is it difficult for Ha to translate the sentence, "Jane sees Spot run"?

8. Why does Ha feel dumb at school?

9. In "The Outside," what does everyone do when school starts?

10. What does Mrs. Washington make Ha for the first sack lunch she fixes for Ha, and what does Ha think about the lunch?

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