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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 18 when Mai discovers a leech and falls on the floor, where does she hit first?
2. What color are the seeds Co Hanh uses in her treatment for Mai, Ut, and the other girls in Chapter 17?
3. After nap time, how much are picked-over items at the market sold for?
4. In Chapter 22, how many bowls of pho does Mai eat at the market?
5. How much do a boy and girl want per frog to catch frogs for Ut and Mai?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ba remember about a trip to the Chua Vinh Nghiem pagoda?
2. What happens when Mai finds Ut at the pond in Chapter 18?
3. What information does Mai provide about how Vietnamese like their food and their shopping and food procurement habits?
4. What type of transportation is arranged for Mai and Ba, when Ba wants to tour Saigon?
5. How does Mai prevent the detective from telling Co Nga about finding him in the alley?
6. Where does Chi Quynh Huyen take Mai to exchange money, and what is the exchange rate?
7. What does Mai remember about when she used to sleep with her grandmother?
8. Why are Mai, Ut, and Anh Minh summoned back to Co Nga's in Chapter 27?
9. What are the first five days in Saigon like?
10. How do Mai and Bai get through the night in Chapter 22?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A narrator of a story can be trustworthy or untrustworthy. Does Mai seem to be a trustworthy or untrustworthy narrator?
Essay Topic 2
Mai and Ut struggle to get along when they first meet. How does their relationship evolve, and do they become friends?
Essay Topic 3
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Listen, Slowly? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters, especially Mai? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?
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