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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ha's father's best friend?

2. What color are the flares from the bombs as Ha's family and Uncle Son's family try to decide what ship to board?

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

4. Who is the president of Vietnam in 1975?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Ha's mother think they must leave Vietnam?

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

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

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

7. What does Ha know about her father?

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

9. How does Ha manage to get money to pay for treats for herself?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Saigon fell to the Communists. How does Ha’s family escape from Saigon, and why is their journey so dangerous?

Essay Topic 2

Mother seems to be coping best with the move to America. How are Ha and her family coping with the move to America? Why does Mother seem to be coping the best?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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