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

2. What do some girls embroider on the thongs Mai shows them how to make?
(a) Chrysanthemums or orchids.
(b) Daisies or sunflowers.
(c) Roses or lilies.
(d) Peach blossoms or apricot flowers.

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

4. How old were Ong and Ba when they were matched for marriage?
(a) 8 and 6.
(b) 7 and 5.
(c) 9 and 7.
(d) 10 and 8.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, how many times does Mai panic about Montana and HIM?

2. In Chapter 4, how long does Mua think it will take to find the guard who might have let Ong go?

3. What color is the house Ba is taken to when she and Mai are taken to her village?

4. How old was Mua when Ong was listed as missing?

5. How old is Ba?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anh Minh offer to help Mai improve the way she speaks Vietnamese?

2. How long has Ut been studying English, and how easy is it for Mai to communicate with her?

3. How were Ong and Ba's children named and what did their names mean?

4. What does Co Tam, Ut's mother, invite Ba and Mai to attend and why does Mai want to go?

5. When did Mai's family leave Vietnam?

6. What is the five-story house like where Ba and Mai are taken in the village?

7. What does Mai find that her mother left for her in her suitcase?

8. How is discipline different in Vietnam than in Laguna?

9. Why are the people at Ba's old village amazed by Mai?

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

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