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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much does Mai weigh?
(a) 110 pounds.
(b) 102 pounds.
(c) 105 pounds.
(d) 98 pounds.

3. What color does Mai say is for romance in Chapter 13?
(a) Raspberry.
(b) Blue.
(c) Ruschia.
(d) Pink.

4. What is the self-imposed uniform of any boy who opens a book in Vietnam?
(a) Khaki pants and white shirt.
(b) Black pants and white shirt.
(c) Blue pants and white shirt.
(d) Navy pants and white shirt.

5. What is used to wash off the mask Co Hanh puts on Mai's face for her pimples?
(a) Lemon water.
(b) Rose water.
(c) Rice water.
(d) Boiled water.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men did the detective find who had been captured with Ong?

2. How many girls besides Ut are with Minh when he introduces himself to Mai as her translator?

3. How old is Mai?

4. Where does Mai get water to make tea?

5. When did Mai first notice "HIM" (67)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mai no longer know how to speak Vietnamese well?

2. What does Mai love about Laguna Beach in June?

3. How has Mai prepared for a famine during her trip to Vietnam?

4. How does Mai's call to Montana unfold in Chapter 9?

5. Why does Mua go to Vietnam every summer?

6. How does Chi Ngoc flirt with Anh Minh, and how does he react?

7. When did Mai's family leave Vietnam?

8. What does Co Hanh do when she notices that Mai has pimples, and what advice does she give Mai?

9. Why does Mai get on Ut's wrong side?

10. How does Mai spy on her grandmother and the detective in Chapter 10?

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