View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many shirts does each member of Ha's family pack?

2. Where is the man from who sponsors Ha and her family to resettle in the United States?

3. How many relatives will Ba Nam be able to take to the coast in his van?

4. What is the date when Ha's family leaves Saigon on a ship traversing the river route?

5. How many cookies would Ha buy in September of last year?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tet is a Vietnamese holiday similar to New Year’s celebrations in the United States. How does Ha’s family celebrate the holiday, and why is the holiday important for them and other Vietnamese people?

Essay Topic 2

Ha struggles to learn English. Why is it so difficult for her to learn English?

Essay Topic 3

Some of the neighbors egg the house, drape toilet paper on the tree, or throw a brick through a window. Why do neighbors harass Ha and her family, and how do Ha and her family attempt to improve relations between them and the neighbors?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 795 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample