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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bui tells Nguyen that she had done what it took to get out of what California city?
(a) Sacramento.
(b) San Diego.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Los Angeles.

2. Thi and her siblings go to bed at what time every night while under the care of Bo?
(a) Seven o'clock.
(b) They do not have a bedtime.
(c) Nine o'clock.
(d) Midnight.

3. Bui worries most about which aspect of her parenting while she is still in the hospital after having her son?
(a) Holding.
(b) Bonding.
(c) Washing.
(d) Breast-feeding.

4. Bo says that when he was how old, his father had fallen in love with a neighbor?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

5. In what location does Tam hide when things are tense in the house?
(a) The cellar.
(b) The closet.
(c) The treehouse.
(d) The attic.

Short Answer Questions

1. A toddler-sized Bo is depicted as thinking, "YOU are not my papa" (115) after what event?

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

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

4. What emotion does Thi feel when Ma brings up her own past suicide attempt?

5. The action Bui's heart takes when she sees the surgical instrument is the same she remembers from a time when Bo had talked openly about what subject?

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