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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Throughout the memoir, Bo's grandfather is referred to as what type of gentleman?
(a) Leisurely.
(b) Cunning.
(c) Careful.
(d) Dapper.

2. Chapter 5, entitled "Either, Or," revolves around which person?
(a) Ma.
(b) Bich.
(c) Lan.
(d) Bo.

3. How old was Bo when he went to see his father in the North?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 11.
(d) 14.

4. When Bui feels a particular emotion after the birth of her son, a "wave of" (22) what emotion for Ma washes over her?
(a) Nostalgia.
(b) Anger.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Empathy.

5. Bui names Viet Thanh Nguyen as the winner of what sort of award?
(a) A Tony.
(b) An Emmy.
(c) An Oscar.
(d) A Pulitzer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Speaking about her mother, Ma says, "I hated it when my mother" (142) took what action?

2. Ma says that her father had been a what?

3. Bui states in the Preface that she helped to open what sort of high school?

4. When Chapter 2 begins in 2015, in what California city is it set?

5. Chapter 1, entitled "Labor," takes place in what location?

(see the answer key)

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