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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many young children are still in the home when Bo takes over most of the parenting?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. How many years after Ma's suicide attempt does she bring up the subject with Thi for the first time?
(a) 20.
(b) 5.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

3. When Bich runs away from home, Ma takes what action?
(a) She attempts suicide.
(b) She disowns Bich.
(c) She calls the police.
(d) She slaps Lan.

4. As a child, Thi imagined herself and her family becoming "a little more" (65) what each day?
(a) Resentful.
(b) American.
(c) Prosperous.
(d) Assimilated.

5. For what purpose is jute NOT said to be used?
(a) Twine.
(b) Paper.
(c) Sandbags.
(d) Rope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does Thi use to describe the "demons" (68) from her parents' pasts that had haunted Thi's childhood home?

2. Bo says that when he was how old, his father had fallen in love with a neighbor?

3. Thi states that to understand her father's personality, she needs to understand what happened to him during what time period?

4. The preface of the graphic memoir is dated July of what year?

5. Chapter 3 begins in what location?

(see the answer key)

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