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

2. In Chapter 22, how many bowls of pho does Mai eat at the market?

3. What color moped does Quynh Huyen drive?

4. How do Mai, Ut, and Anh Minh go to Hanoi in Chapter 23?

5. How old was Mong, Ong and Ba's oldest the year that Ong was captured?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Bac Thuong and Ong meet?

3. Where does Chi Quynh Huyen take Mai to exchange money, and what is the exchange rate?

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

5. What does Bac Thuong say happened to Ong?

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

7. How do Mai and Ut find the detective and the guard?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

An epiphany is a realization that can be enlightening and help solve a situation or problem. What epiphany does Mai have regarding the visit to Vietnam? How does the epiphany help her better understand herself and Ba?

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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