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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 many men and boys with shovels watch as Ba, Mai, and Mua arrive?

2. In Chapter 25, what does Mai slip the merchant where they have breakfast while Ut bargains?

3. How do Mai, Ut, and Anh Minh go to Hanoi in Chapter 23?

4. Where are Mai and Ba to meet Mua in Chapter 28?

5. After taking Ba to the tunnel, how many patients does Mua have to return to treat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Anh Minh make Mai spend the journey to Hanoi in Chapter 23?

3. How do Mai and Bai get through the night in Chapter 22?

4. Why does Anh Minh not go by his full name?

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

6. What does Bac Thuong say happened to Ong?

7. What does Ba remember about a trip to the Chua Vinh Nghiem pagoda?

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

9. In Chapter 17, what happens when Mai and Ut show up at Co Hanh's house?

10. Why is Mai excited about lunch in Chapter 18, and why does she take some to Ut?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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