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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. How far is Ong's ancestral home from the house where Mai and Ba eat and sleep?
(a) 5 minute walk.
(b) 10 minute walk.
(c) 20 minute walk.
(d) 15 minute walk.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the guard now who guarded Ong when he was in captivity?

2. In Chapter 10 in the story Ba tells Mai, what color uniforms do the men wear when they come?

3. In Chapter 16, at what time of day are Ut and Mai assigned to make tea?

4. What is the self-imposed uniform of any boy who opens a book in Vietnam?

5. What year was Ong born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where is Anh Minh in Chapter 14, and how is his family paying for his education in America?

7. What does Ba tell Mai about her match and marriage to Ong?

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

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

10. How are Renee and Mai getting news about Mua and his patient?

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