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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old were On and Ba when they were separated?

2. How far is Ba's village from Hanoi?

3. What color does Mai say is for romance in Chapter 13?

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

5. What does Mai put on the window in Chapter 10, when she is trying to overhear her grandmother's conversation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Mua go to Vietnam every summer?

4. How does Mai describe herself at the beginning of Listen, Slowly?

5. Why does Mai have to go to Vietnam with her father and grandmother?

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

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

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

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

10. When did Mai's family leave Vietnam?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An inciting incident is an event in literature that causes characters to ask. What are some inciting incidents in Listen, Slowly? How and why are they inciting incidents?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters in a narrative and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Lai use imagery to help readers imagine the world where characters live in Listen, Slowly?

Essay Topic 3

Juxtaposition is a literary device used to compare and contrast things. How does Lai use juxtaposition to show the differences between America and Vietnam? How does juxtaposition help readers understand the similarities and differences between Mai’s life in America and the lives of young people in Vietnam?

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