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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 are Mai and Ba to meet Mua in Chapter 28?

2. How many masks does Mai buy for Co Hanh in Saigon?

3. What color fruit does Ut shows Mai in Chapter 19?

4. In Chapter 22, where do Ut and her mother converse and decide that Ut has to go to Hanoi?

5. In Chapter 32, who does Mai see on her Facebook page?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Mai and Ut allowed to go to Hanoi with Anh Minh?

2. Why are Mai, Ut, and Anh Minh summoned back to Co Nga's in Chapter 27?

3. What does Mai remember about when she used to sleep with her grandmother?

4. Where and what message is found in the tunnel?

5. What are the first five days in Saigon like?

6. What type of transportation is arranged for Mai and Ba, when Ba wants to tour Saigon?

7. Why does Mai decide to stay in Vietnam and return when her father does?

8. Why does Chi BeBe threaten Mai and Ut when they return to Co Nga's house?

9. What jobs do Co Nga and her husband have?

10. How does Mai prevent the detective from telling Co Nga about finding him in the alley?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lai reveals Mai’s life during a pivotal time. How do the events in Listen, Slowly help Mai mature and grow in the timeline covered in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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