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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the date when men come in the story Ba tells Mai in Chapter 10?
(a) April 1, 1966.
(b) April 10, 1966.
(c) April 16, 1966.
(d) April 24, 1966.

2. How many diacritical marks are there for the 12 main vowels in the Vietnamese language?
(a) 12.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

3. What time does Mai's mother tell her to call the next day?
(a) 8 a.m. Vietnam time.
(b) 10 p.m. Vietnam time.
(c) 5 p.m. Vietnam time.
(d) 10 a.m. Vietnam time.

4. In Chapter 14, how many times does Mai panic about Montana and HIM?
(a) 2 times.
(b) 3 times.
(c) 4 times.
(d) 1 time.

5. In Chapter 15, how long has Anh Minh been gone to the American embassy?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 6 days.

6. What color mask does Co Hanh offer to make Mai so she does not have to wear sunscreen?
(a) Rose.
(b) Pink.
(c) Red.
(d) Lavender.

7. What is the girl wearing that Mai notices is petting a frog or toad in Chapter 5?
(a) Khakis and a red T-shirt.
(b) Jeans and a white T-shirt.
(c) Jeans and a pink T-shirt.
(d) Khakis and a blue T-shirt.

8. Where is Minh going to boarding school?
(a) Houston.
(b) Denver.
(c) Omaha.
(d) Chicago.

9. How days before Saigon fell did Ba and her children fly out?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

10. What time is it in California when Mai calls Montana compared to the time in Vietnam?
(a) 9:30 a.m. the day before.
(b) 9 a.m. the day before
(c) 11 a.m. the day before.
(d) 10 a.m. the day before.

11. At what ages do some of the Vietnamese in the village not nap because they are busy studying or working?
(a) Between 12 and 45.
(b) Between 15 and 40.
(c) Between 15 and 50.
(d) Between 18 and 55.

12. When Ut and Mai go outside after eating, what is a pergola-like frame covered with?
(a) Mangosteens.
(b) Malabar spinach.
(c) Bitter melons.
(d) Beet greens.

13. How old is Mai?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

14. In Chapter 10, outside the window to what room does Mai try to overhear a conversation her grandmother is having?
(a) Front room.
(b) Bedroom.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Back room.

15. In Chapter 9 when Mai calls Montana, who is Montanta with at the beach?
(a) Hadley.
(b) Zoe.
(c) Andrea.
(d) Megan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is used to wash off the mask Co Hanh puts on Mai's face for her pimples?

2. What does Mai put on the window in Chapter 10, when she is trying to overhear her grandmother's conversation?

3. In Chapter 8 when Mai's mother calls, what time is it in California?

4. What color is the silk in Chapter 13 that has willlow trees around a pond sketched in pencil?

5. How far is Ong's ancestral home from the house where Mai and Ba eat and sleep?

(see the answer keys)

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