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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thi makes a point of saying that only when which person had returned to the fold of the family did "order and comfort return" (266)?
(a) Ma.
(b) Lan.
(c) Bich.
(d) Bo.

2. What happened during the very last time Bo ever saw his mother?
(a) Bo's father beat up his mother and threw her out.
(b) Bo's mother crossed the border into China.
(c) Bo's grandfather beat up Bo's grandmother.
(d) Bo's mother kissed him goodbye and told him to be good.

3. Bo states that "The New Economic Zones" (222) were actually what?
(a) Concentration camps.
(b) Marshes.
(c) Slums.
(d) Labor camps.

4. What kind of darkness does Thi remember inside her childhood home?
(a) Soothing.
(b) Ominous.
(c) Stifling.
(d) Claustrophobic.

5. The organizer of Bo and Ma's escape attempt has what name?
(a) Mr. Son.
(b) Mr. Dien.
(c) Mrs. Kieu.
(d) Mr. Chau.

Short Answer Questions

1. A toddler-sized Bo is depicted as thinking, "YOU are not my papa" (115) after what event?

2. As a child, Thi imagined herself and her family becoming "a little more" (65) what each day?

3. Thi and her siblings go to bed at what time every night while under the care of Bo?

4. Ma says that she stayed in what types of schools throughout her "entire education" (140)?

5. Thi compares her excitement upon arriving in what city for the first time to Bo's excitement when he first arrived in Saigon?

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