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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what state do Thi and her family move in an effort to be emotionally closer to her parents?
(a) California.
(b) Florida.
(c) Maine.
(d) Oregon.

2. Thi compares her excitement upon arriving in what city for the first time to Bo's excitement when he first arrived in Saigon?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York City.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Los Angeles.

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

4. When Bui feels a particular emotion after the birth of her son, a "wave of" (22) what emotion for Ma washes over her?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Nostalgia.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Anger.

5. Throughout the memoir, Bo's grandfather is referred to as what type of gentleman?
(a) Dapper.
(b) Careful.
(c) Cunning.
(d) Leisurely.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what level of school is Thi enrolled when she completes an oral history project?

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

3. Thi recalls that which person had talked more openly with Travis than she had with Thi?

4. Bo describes the First Indochina War as lasting how long?

5. Thi mentions that she used to think of her mother as what type of royal family member?

(see the answer key)

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