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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ma alleges that Bo had been taking what action during the birth of one of their children?
(a) Chopping wood.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Attending the movies.
(d) Drinking at the bar.

2. What emotion does Thi feel when Ma brings up her own past suicide attempt?
(a) Anger.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Fear.

3. When the nurse brings in a tray of surgical instruments, Bui feels her heart take what action?
(a) Drop.
(b) Move into her throat.
(c) Skip a beat.
(d) Go black.

4. Thi states that her parents had escaped from Vietnam by using what form of transport?
(a) A bus.
(b) A plane.
(c) A train.
(d) A boat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does Thi use to describe the "demons" (68) from her parents' pasts that had haunted Thi's childhood home?

2. Bui describes her family as fleeing from one country and starting over in another during what decade?

3. Bui names Viet Thanh Nguyen as the winner of what sort of award?

4. What does Bo do while Ma is working at her first job in America?

5. When Bui feels a particular emotion after the birth of her son, a "wave of" (22) what emotion for Ma washes over her?

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