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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 American name does Mai's father use instead of his Vietnamese name?

2. When did Mai quit speaking Vietnamese?

3. What year were North and South Vietnam divided?

4. What type of accent does Ut have when she speaks English?

5. What type of tea does Mai drink after Co Hanh puts a mask on her for her pimples?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Ut's house different from Ong's brother's house?

5. Why does Mua go to Vietnam every summer?

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

7. How does Mai describe her grandmother?

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

9. When did Mai's family leave Vietnam?

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

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

Grief is a feeling of loss, usually because of the death of a loved one. How long has Ba experienced grief and how has it affected her life? How and why does the visit to Vietnam ease her grief?

Essay Topic 3

Humor is a literary device that amuses readers or makes readers laugh. How does Lai use humor in Listen, Slowly? How does Lai provide information about characters or help break up tension in various scenes?

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