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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the preface of The Best We Could Do, Bui states that the "seeds of this book were planted" in what year?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2006.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1998.

2. As a child, Thi imagined herself and her family becoming "a little more" (65) what each day?
(a) Assimilated.
(b) Resentful.
(c) Prosperous.
(d) American.

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

4. Which members of her family does Thi interview for an oral history project and "the beginnings of this book" (136)?
(a) Ma, Bo, and Lan.
(b) Ma, Lan, and Bich.
(c) Bich and Bo.
(d) Ma and Bo.

5. Ma says that she stayed in what types of schools throughout her "entire education" (140)?
(a) French.
(b) Korean.
(c) Vietnamese.
(d) Public.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what California city was the high school Bui helped to open?

2. What happened during the very last time Bo ever saw his mother?

3. Thi says that the last time Bo saw his mother was during "the height of the" (111) what?

4. When the nurse brings in a tray of surgical instruments, Bui feels her heart take what action?

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

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