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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 says that eventually, the land reforms resulted in the deaths of how many people?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 220,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 10,000.

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

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

4. A toddler-sized Bo is depicted as thinking, "YOU are not my papa" (115) after what event?
(a) His father becomes a Communist.
(b) His father beats Bo's mother severely.
(c) His father beats him severely.
(d) His father marries again.

5. Thi recalls that one day her family received a box full of what objects from Vietnam?
(a) Records.
(b) Letters.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Documents.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Bo names which person as providing him with the necessary documents to transfer to a school in Saigon?

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

4. In what country does Ma say she was born?

5. What source does Thi NOT name among her childhood sources of knowledge about America?

(see the answer key)

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