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

2. What does Bai pay for a pair of ebony chopsticks embedded with iridescent seashells?

3. Who leads Mai, ut Chi BeBe and Van to the detective and the guard?

4. In Chapter 26, what time does Chi QH put Mai and Ut to bed?

5. In Chapter 29, how tall is the pagoda that Mai and her grandmother visit?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when Mai finds Ut at the pond in Chapter 18?

5. What does Mai find in Chapter 21, and what does it look like?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place where a story happens. Where does Listen, Slowly take place? How does Mai feel about the place and why?

Essay Topic 2

Ong and the guard were assigned to lengthen a tunnel. How would you describe the relationship between Ong and the guard and how they became victims of their circumstances?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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