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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The violence in Saigon resulted in the destruction of whose opium?
(a) The prime minister's.
(b) Bo's grandmother's.
(c) Bo's grandfather's.
(d) Bo's uncle's.

2. In what location does Tam hide when things are tense in the house?
(a) The attic.
(b) The treehouse.
(c) The closet.
(d) The cellar.

3. What emotion does Thi feel when Ma brings up her own past suicide attempt?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Fear.
(c) Anger.
(d) Sadness.

4. Chapter 2: "Rewind, Reverse" begins in 2015, but quickly moves to what other year?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2006.

5. When Bo again lived with his grandmother and grandfather at the age of 14, of what material was their roof made?
(a) Corrugated metal.
(b) Cardboard.
(c) Palm leaves.
(d) Canvas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thi mentions that she used to think of her mother as what type of royal family member?

2. What kind of darkness does Thi remember inside her childhood home?

3. Bui tells Nguyen that she had gotten good grades and taken what other action in order to get scholarships?

4. Thi says that the last time Bo saw his mother was during "the height of the" (111) what?

5. Bui worries most about which aspect of her parenting while she is still in the hospital after having her son?

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