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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 the date when men come in the story Ba tells Mai in Chapter 10?

2. How long has Mai been in Vietnam in Chapter 10?

3. In Chapter 14, how many times does Mai panic about Montana and HIM?

4. What year was Ong born?

5. In Chapter 10, who is talking to Ba when Mai wakes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When did Mai's family leave Vietnam?

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

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

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

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

8. What plans does Mai make when she decides to call Montana in Chapter 9?

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

10. What does Mai learn about Ut when her mother introduces them and tells them to go play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ba makes a trip to Vietnam with her son and granddaughter. Why does Ba return to Vietnam? What does the trip have to do with closure?

Essay Topic 2

Mai and Ut struggle to get along when they first meet. How does their relationship evolve, and do they become friends?

Essay Topic 3

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Lai use artistic license to create the realistic background of Listen, Slowly?

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