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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 thrown into the sea with Khoi's chick?

2. Who carries Ha onto the ship?

3. In 1975, how early does school close?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why are rations cut in "One Engine"?

10. What does Ha know about her father?

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

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

The cowboy takes Ha to sign up for school. How does the woman in the office treat Ha? Why does Ha resent being pitied?

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