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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, who is talking to Ba when Mai wakes?
(a) Ong Thuan.
(b) Mua.
(c) Anh Minh.
(d) The detective.

2. In Chapter 9 when Mai is pinching herself to stay awake, how many minutes is it until midnight?
(a) 18.
(b) 23.
(c) 8.
(d) 31.

3. What year were North and South Vietnam divided?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1946.

4. In Vietnam, how much money does it take to buy one of Mua's patients a bike?
(a) $25.
(b) $75.
(c) $50.
(d) $100.

5. What words does Ba tell Mai that mean "no worries" (77)?
(a) Tạm biệt.
(b) Xin chà.
(c) Xin loi.
(d) Khong sao.

6. What was the name of Mai's kindergarten teacher?
(a) Mr. Lewiston.
(b) Mr. VanDietrich.
(c) Ms. Whitson.
(d) Ms. Vollmar.

7. What does Ba eat for breakfast in Chapter 10?
(a) Noodle soup.
(b) Rice porridge.
(c) Steamed rice roll.
(d) Steamed dumplings.

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

9. What is the name of Montana's half brother?
(a) Citizen.
(b) People.
(c) Human.
(d) Boy.

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

11. What year was Ong born?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1926.
(d) 1928.

12. Where did Mai's parents meet?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) UC Davis.
(c) UCLA.
(d) Stanford.

13. What is the name of Montana's older sister?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Cheyenne.
(d) Denver.

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

15. In Chapter 16, at what time of day are Ut and Mai assigned to make tea?
(a) Noon.
(b) Dawn.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the girl wearing that Mai notices is petting a frog or toad in Chapter 5?

2. In what city do Mai, her father, and her grandmother land when they arrive in Vietnam?

3. What type of birds nest in the birdhouse Ong made?

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

5. What is Mai's grade point average at school?

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