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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 time do the Vietnamese like to pick vegetables?
2. What food is fixed for Ba and Mai in Chapter 18?
3. When do the entries start in the detective's notebook that Mai finds?
4. In Chapter 18 when Mai discovers a leech and falls on the floor, where does she hit first?
5. In Chapter 29, how tall is the pagoda that Mai and her grandmother visit?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do Ut and Mai sneak out in the night with Van and a girl named Lulu?
2. What does Mai find in Chapter 21, and what does it look like?
3. What happens when Mai finds Ut at the pond in Chapter 18?
4. How does Mai prevent the detective from telling Co Nga about finding him in the alley?
5. Where and what message is found in the tunnel?
6. Why does Mai decide to stay in Vietnam and return when her father does?
7. How do Mai and Bai get through the night in Chapter 22?
8. How does Ba react when it begins to rain after a trip to the market?
9. Why does Chi BeBe threaten Mai and Ut when they return to Co Nga's house?
10. Why are Mai, Ut, and Anh Minh summoned back to Co Nga's in Chapter 27?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Juxtaposition is a literary device used to compare and contrast things. How does Lai use juxtaposition to show the differences between America and Vietnam? How does juxtaposition help readers understand the similarities and differences between Mai’s life in America and the lives of young people in Vietnam?
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
Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Lai use artistic license to create the realistic background of Listen, Slowly?
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