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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) He could no longer pursue his education.
(b) Many of his family members were killed.
(c) His school closed down.
(d) His grandfather was killed.

2. When Bo again lived with his grandmother and grandfather at the age of 14, of what material was their roof made?
(a) Canvas.
(b) Palm leaves.
(c) Corrugated metal.
(d) Cardboard.

3. Thi mentions that she used to think of her mother as what type of royal family member?
(a) A princess.
(b) A queen.
(c) A duchess.
(d) A dauphine.

4. Thi tells a story about her Bo that involves what kind of body of water in Hai Phong?
(a) A pond.
(b) A lake.
(c) A bay.
(d) A marsh.

5. Seats on the escape boat are described as being "bought in" what "or in promises of repayment" (229)?
(a) Gold bars.
(b) American currency.
(c) French currency.
(d) Vietnamese currency.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bo's reply when Ma tells him that she had been given a particular object by Bo's father?

2. What kind of darkness does Thi remember inside her childhood home?

3. For what purpose is jute NOT said to be used?

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

5. 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)?

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