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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bo states that when the French lost the Indochina War, it had what effect on him?
(a) His grandfather was killed.
(b) His school closed down.
(c) Many of his family members were killed.
(d) He could no longer pursue his education.

2. Thi states that her "memories of [Bo] live in" (64) what kind of dwelling?
(a) A bank.
(b) A park.
(c) A grocery store.
(d) An apartment building.

3. 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 young man.
(b) When he was an infant.
(c) When he was a little boy.
(d) When he was a teenager.

4. Bo and Ma are depicted as hearing via what source that the Khmer Rouge have taken the capital of Cambodia?
(a) Radio.
(b) Secret meetings.
(c) Telephone chains.
(d) Television.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Thi includes a portrait of her mother that Thi had drawn at what age?

2. Which members of her family does Thi interview for an oral history project and "the beginnings of this book" (136)?

3. In what year did Japan send troops to occupy northern French Indochina?

4. In what year did Japan send troops to "block Chinese supply routes" (102)?

5. Bo explains that the term "nguy" (221) could be applied to anyone in what location?

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