View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What body part does Ut clutch in Chapter 22 when she screams and falls to the ground?

2. What time do the Vietnamese like to pick vegetables?

3. How much hotter is the temperature in Saigon than in the North?

4. How old was Ong and Ba's oldest daughter when Ong was captured?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ba put Ong to rest after the visit to the tunnel?

2. What arrangements have been made for Ba to visit the tunnel where Ong was held?

3. How does Ba react when it begins to rain after a trip to the market?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 19, why does Mai pass out at Co Hanh's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

A narrator of a story can be trustworthy or untrustworthy. Does Mai seem to be a trustworthy or untrustworthy narrator?

Essay Topic 3

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 873 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample