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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface and Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What procedure does Bui want to avoid if at all possible during the birth of her son?
(a) An epidural.
(b) A repair of a genital tear.
(c) An episiotomy.
(d) A Caesarean section.

2. After moving her own family to be closer to her parents, Thi realizes that what two elements are "not the same" (31)?
(a) Nostalgia and memory.
(b) Safety and security.
(c) Beauty and wisdom.
(d) Proximity and closeness.

3. Chapter 1, entitled "Labor," takes place in what location?
(a) New York.
(b) San Diego.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Miami.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what state do Thi and her family move in an effort to be emotionally closer to her parents?

2. When Bich runs away from home, Ma takes what action?

3. What is the earliest date included on the visual timeline of Vietnam's history that Bui includes before Chapter 1?

4. Ma flies from California to attend the birth of which of her grandchildren?

5. What "immense" (22) emotion does Bui feel after giving birth to her son?

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