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

2. Where does Minh take Mai to charge her cell phone?

3. What year were North and South Vietnam divided?

4. How tall is Mai?

5. What type of candy does Ba give Mai on the flight to Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Tiger Balm, and how does Ba use it on Mai?

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

6. When did Mai's family leave Vietnam?

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

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

9. What instructions does Co Tam provide for the embroidery class Mai attends?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mai and Ut use manipulation to get to Hanoi. How do Mai and Ut use manipulation to get to Hanoi? What does Lai reveal about manipulation and its dangers?

Essay Topic 2

Setting is the place where a story happens. Where does Listen, Slowly take place? How does Mai feel about the place and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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