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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 3 begins in what location?
(a) Miami.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) Peru.

2. Thi states that to understand her father's personality, she needs to understand what happened to him during what time period?
(a) When he was a teenager.
(b) When he was an infant.
(c) When he was a little boy.
(d) When he was a young man.

3. Who is Hai?
(a) Bich's husband.
(b) Bo's brother.
(c) Ma's brother.
(d) Ma's cousin.

4. How old was Thi when her parents separated?
(a) 19.
(b) 7.
(c) 21.
(d) 13.

5. Which members of her family does Thi interview for an oral history project and "the beginnings of this book" (136)?
(a) Ma, Lan, and Bich.
(b) Ma, Bo, and Lan.
(c) Bich and Bo.
(d) Ma and Bo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened during the very last time Bo ever saw his mother?

2. What type of media is included within Chapter 8 that appears nowhere else in the memoir?

3. Hai and Bo took what action to keep Hai's children quiet as the patrol boats passed?

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. How many young children are still in the home when Bo takes over most of the parenting?

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