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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Bui names Viet Thanh Nguyen as the winner of what sort of award?
(a) A Pulitzer.
(b) An Emmy.
(c) An Oscar.
(d) A Tony.

4. Bo describes Thai Binh as "deep" what "territory" (164)?
(a) Communist.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Stronghold.
(d) Viet Minh.

5. Thi says that Bo had fished for what kind of creatures in his childhood spent in Hai Phong?
(a) Shrimp.
(b) Crawfish.
(c) Catfish.
(d) Flounder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "immense" (22) emotion does Bui feel after giving birth to her son?

2. Thi states that her "memories of [Bo] live in" (64) what kind of dwelling?

3. Bui worries most about which aspect of her parenting while she is still in the hospital after having her son?

4. In his youth, Bo dyed his clothes what color in order to "look like a Communist" (155)?

5. Transcripts of whose voices formed the foundation of the memoir's creation?

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