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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ba eat for nausea?
(a) Ginger.
(b) Lemon.
(c) Pineapple.
(d) Peppermint.

2. In Chapter 15, who greets Ut and Mai when they go to the house of five stories?
(a) Co Thu.
(b) Co Hanh.
(c) Co Nhi.
(d) Co Bian.

3. How old was Mua when Ong was listed as missing?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. Where does Mai get water to make tea?
(a) Well.
(b) Indoor pump.
(c) River.
(d) Rain barrel.

5. In Chapter 1, how long is the trip that Mai is talking with her Dad and grandmother to Vietnam?
(a) 8 weeks.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 4 weeks.

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

7. What type of birds nest in the birdhouse Ong made?
(a) Tiger shrikes.
(b) Orioles.
(c) Bluebirds.
(d) Doves.

8. What does Mai put on the window in Chapter 10, when she is trying to overhear her grandmother's conversation?
(a) Rotten dragon fruit.
(b) Rotten lychee.
(c) Rotten pomelo.
(d) Rotten banana.

9. How many men did the detective find who had been captured with Ong?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

10. What is Mai's favorite month at Laguna Beach?
(a) March.
(b) June.
(c) September.
(d) December.

11. When did the war end?
(a) April 30, 1975.
(b) April 2, 1975.
(c) May 24, 1975.
(d) May 11, 1975.

12. What class does Ut's mother, Co Tam, invite Ba and Mai to in Chapter 12?
(a) Pottery.
(b) Basketry.
(c) Silk weaving.
(d) Embroidery.

13. How many girls besides Ut are with Minh when he introduces himself to Mai as her translator?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

14. What is the time difference between the village in Vietnam and California?
(a) 10 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 14 hours.
(d) 17 hours.

15. What American name does Mai's father use instead of his Vietnamese name?
(a) Steve.
(b) Ray.
(c) William.
(d) Michael.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Mai's mother tell her to call the next day?

2. In Chapter 15, how many emails does Mai rescue from the trash from Montana and then delete again?

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

4. Where does Anh Minh go to the American embassy in Chapter 14?

5. How many children did Ba have to raise on her own?

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