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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 gotten good grades and taken what other action in order to get scholarships?
(a) Run for Class President.
(b) Performed hundreds of hours of community service.
(c) Worked three jobs.
(d) Been the valedictorian of her class.

2. To what state do Thi and her family move in an effort to be emotionally closer to her parents?
(a) Oregon.
(b) California.
(c) Maine.
(d) Florida.

3. Bo recalls how in the midst of starvation, his mother had sometimes been able to buy a small piece of what type of meat to share only with Bo?
(a) Beef.
(b) Sausage.
(c) Liverwurst.
(d) Pork.

4. In the panel depicting Thi's family members, Bich says, "It's pronounced" (29) in what way?
(a) Bitch.
(b) Bict.
(c) Bick.
(d) Beek.

5. Throughout the memoir, Bo's grandfather is referred to as what type of gentleman?
(a) Dapper.
(b) Leisurely.
(c) Careful.
(d) Cunning.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what purpose is jute NOT said to be used?

2. 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?

3. What two words does Ma say when Bui announces that she and her boyfriend are going to live together?

4. In what year did Japan send troops to "block Chinese supply routes" (102)?

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

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