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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thi recalls that which person had talked more openly with Travis than she had with Thi?
(a) Bo.
(b) Ma.
(c) Bich.
(d) Lan.

2. What is Bo's reply when Ma tells him that she had been given a particular object by Bo's father?
(a) Sell it.
(b) Burn it.
(c) Crush it.
(d) Throw it away.

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

4. On the same page that contains a unique type of media, Thi states, "We were now" what kind of "people" (267)?
(a) American.
(b) Poor.
(c) Boat.
(d) Immigrant.

5. Who takes over caring for Bo's grandmother when Thi's family plans an escape?
(a) Bo's uncle.
(b) Ma's parents.
(c) Bo's grandfather.
(d) Ma's aunts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thi describes her mother's scent by using the name of what brand?

2. When Bo again lived with his grandmother and grandfather at the age of 14, of what material was their roof made?

3. Thi says that Ma's friends would often tell Thi that she looked like her mother, "but not as" (132) what?

4. On the first page of Chapter 7: "Heroes and Losers," Bui depicts a famous image of Saigon that includes what form of transportation?

5. Kieu is related to Thi in what way?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Ma's openness with Travis, as depicted within the setting of the car?

2. Who was Truong Chinh and whom did he emulate?

3. What objects do the Communists consider to be "capitalist filth" (220)?

4. How do the policies of the Communist party affect the Bui family?

5. What objects must the Bui family burn when the Communists begin to search the people's homes?

6. What is the meaning of the term "nguy" (221)?

7. What occurs on April 30, 1975?

8. One day a box arrives at the Bui home and it is from Vietnam. What is contained inside?

9. How does Bui visually depict the many different perspectives about April 30, 1975?

10. What happens when Bo's father visits Bo for the first time in 20 years?

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