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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 does Ba bury in the family plot to represent Ong?

2. What type of mopeds do Chi BeBe and Van have?

3. What condition did Ong have as long as the guard knew him?

4. How many points was Chi BeBe from getting a scholarship to attend a dental hygienist program?

5. How many minutes does it take Co Nga to tighten Mai and Ut's braces?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Mai provide about how Vietnamese like their food and their shopping and food procurement habits?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An inciting incident is an event in literature that causes characters to ask. What are some inciting incidents in Listen, Slowly? How and why are they inciting incidents?

Essay Topic 3

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

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