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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, what time is it wen Mai and Ut finish with their treatment at Co Hanh's house?

2. How much does 100,000 dong equal in U.S. dollars?

3. What food is fixed for Ba and Mai in Chapter 18?

4. Where is the first place that Anh Minh takes Mai and Ut in Chapter 27?

5. Where does Ba go in Chapter 21 after speaking to the guard?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mai find in Chapter 21, and what does it look like?

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

4. How does Mai prevent the detective from telling Co Nga about finding him in the alley?

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

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

7. Why do Ut and Mai sneak out in the night with Van and a girl named Lulu?

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

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

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

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 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

Grief is a feeling of loss, usually because of the death of a loved one. How long has Ba experienced grief and how has it affected her life? How and why does the visit to Vietnam ease her grief?

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