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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thi says that the last time Bo saw his mother was during "the height of the" (111) what?
(a) Famine.
(b) Depression.
(c) The war between China and Japan.
(d) Cold War.

2. According to Bo, who had accompanied him to see his father in 1954?
(a) Bo's grandfather.
(b) Bo's brother.
(c) Bo's grandmother.
(d) Bo's mother.

3. What action had Bo's grandfather taken in relation to Bo's grandmother just before she had left forever?
(a) He had beaten Bo severely.
(b) He had beaten her severely.
(c) He had been unfaithful.
(d) He had spent her savings.

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

5. Thi recalls that which person had talked more openly with Travis than she had with Thi?
(a) Bo.
(b) Bich.
(c) Lan.
(d) Ma.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Bo states that when the French lost the Indochina War, it had what effect on him?

3. What is the earliest date included on the visual timeline of Vietnam's history that Bui includes before Chapter 1?

4. In what year does Thi move with her husband and son from New York City to a new place?

5. When Bich runs away from home, Ma takes what action?

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