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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 days before Saigon fell did Ba and her children fly out?

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

3. What type of birds nest in the birdhouse Ong made?

4. What time is it in California when Mai calls Montana compared to the time in Vietnam?

5. What percent of the population where Mai lives in California is white?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Mua go to Vietnam every summer?

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

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

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

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

10. How has Mai prepared for a famine during her trip to Vietnam?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Lai uses alternative formatting in Listen, Slowly. How does Lai use alternative formatting? Why does Lai seem to use alternative formatting for the boy Mai likes and for various topics like "THE WAR" (13)?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Listen, Slowly? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters, especially Mai? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

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