Two Lands, One Heart
  • 1. The farmer installed a new ___________ system because the crops needed more water
A) irrigation
B) equivalent
C) interpreter
D) appetizing
  • 2. When Jake told him the joke, Bill laughed ____________.
A) sympathetically
B) hysterically
C) appetizing
D) occasionally
  • 3. The turkey on our table at Thanksgiving looked and smelled very ___________.
A) interpreter
B) appetizing
C) hysterical
D) equivalent
  • 4. As we walked, I _________ reached down to pet me dog.
A) overwhelm
B) logically
C) occasionally
D) hysterically
  • 5. The teacher did not give the class too much homework because she didn't want to ____________ them
A) overwhelm
B) equivalent
C) occasionally
D) hysterically
  • 6. the number of eggs in a dozen is the __________ of twelve
A) equivalent
B) hysterically
C) occasionally
D) overwhelm
  • 7. Because she can't read Chinese, Li asked her grandfather to be her ______________ when she got a letter from her aunt in Hong Kong
A) overwhelm
B) equivalent
C) irrigation
D) interpreter
  • 8. What separated TJ's mother, aunt, and uncle from their family?
A) a hurricane
B) the Vietnam War
C) an accident
D) a shipwreck
  • 9. How does TJ feel when he sees the South China Sea?
A) surprised and eager to jump in
B) disgusted because of its color
C) afraid because of its huge size
D) not impressed by it
  • 10. By van, how far is the farm fro Ho Chi Minh City?
A) four days' travel
B) one day's travel
C) three days' travel
D) two days' travel
  • 11. Why does TJ get scared when his relatives greet him?
A) People are crying, and there's lots of confusion
B) He is meeting new people
C) He isn't expecting so many people
D) His mother is far away
  • 12. According to the selection, TJ and his mother need an interpreter to _____________.
A) talk to their family
B) order dinner in a restaurant
C) go swimming
D) calm the crowd
  • 13. In what way is a Vietnamese kitchen very different from an American kitchen?
A) It has no modern tools.
B) It is cozy and warm.
C) It is the smallest room in the house.
D) It has things for cooking in it.
  • 14. Why doesn't TJ see any supermarkets?
A) Many areas don't have electricity.
B) Many people grow all their own food.
C) People don't want them in Vietnam.
D) Big stores are not welcome.
  • 15. People stop working and rest at midday because _________________.
A) the animals cannot work in the hot sun
B) it is too hot to work then.
C) there is not enough work to stay busy all day
D) they like to visit with each other then
  • 16. The rice field is flooded because ____________.
A) the family raises fish in the same field
B) there has been lots of rain
C) the plants need a large amount of water
D) the dam on the river broke
  • 17. Why does TJ think that maybe his chores at home aren't so bad after all?
A) His mother does everything for him at home.
B) He realizes how hard people work in Vietnam and his own work doesn't seem so hard any more.
C) His grandfather tells him a story to show him the truth.
D) His uncle does all the work on the farm in Vietnam.
  • 18. What does TJ discover about plowing?
A) It's fun to ride the pet yak while plowing
B) It takes 4 people to do it right
C) It's really easy
D) It's hard to keep the furrows straight
  • 19. Why does the family have a canoe?
A) For fishing
B) They're pirates.
C) For taking crops down the river to sell in town.
D) For water skiing.
  • 20. Why did the author write this?
A) to tell how TJ got to know the customs and his family in Vietnam
B) to learn how to travel
C) to explain how to be a good farmer
D) to describe the food in Vietnam
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