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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. Where did Mai's parents meet?

2. In Chapter 7, how old does Minh tell Mai a tree is that has hanging roots?

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

4. How many diacritical marks are there for the 12 main vowels in the Vietnamese language?

5. What is Mai's favorite month at Laguna Beach?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are Mai's thoughts after her short call with Montana in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. When did Ong Thuan stop waiting for Ong to come home?

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

Mai learns that rich kids in Vietnam have education opportunities that poorer kids do not. What challenges do economically challenged Vietnamese kids have to overcome to achieve their dreams?

Essay Topic 3

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

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