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1. How does Mai describe herself at the beginning of Listen, Slowly?

Mai describes herself as a Laguna Beach girl who can paddleboard one-legged and live on fish tacos and mango smoothies. She does not wear lip gloss or short shorts. She has a 4.0 GPA, a great vocabulary, and is a team leader in track, science, and chess.

2. Why does Mua go to Vietnam every summer?

Mua is a doctor. He goes to Vietnam every summer to set up a one-man surgical clinic. At the clinic, he fixes cleft palates and acute burns.

3. Why does Mai have to go to Vietnam with her father and grandmother?

A detective has told Ba that Mai's grandfather may be alive. So Mua, Ba, and Mai are going to Vietnam to see if that is possible. Mai has to go because her father will be manning his surgical clinic, and someone needs to be with Ba.

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