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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. How many horses does the cowboy, Mr. Johnston, have?

2. What scent is the woman wearing at church who takes Mother and Ha to change into shapeless white gowns?

3. What color do the students in Vu's martial arts class wear?

4. What does Miss Washington pack for Ha's lunch in "Most Relieved Day"?

5. What are dancers dancingin a photograph Mrs. Washingtono has of Tet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ha hear from her mother in the night and what does Ha realize?

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

3. What is it like when Ha registers for school?

4. How do girls at school try to do Ha's hair?

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

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

7. How does Vu keep busy?

8. What food do Ha and her family eat when they live with the cowboy?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After an American ship rescues Ha, her family, and the others on the ship, they are taken to a refugee camp. What are their experiences in the refugee camp, and why is their situation there only temporary?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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