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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thi says that which city had a military presence that resulted in prejudice against Asians?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Whidbey Island.

2. How many years after Ma's suicide attempt does she bring up the subject with Thi for the first time?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

3. The preface of the graphic memoir is dated July of what year?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2016.
(c) 2014.
(d) 2004.

4. Ma flies from California to attend the birth of which of her grandchildren?
(a) Her first.
(b) Her eighth.
(c) Her third.
(d) Her fourth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Thi witnesses which person get spat on as he is called a racial slur?

2. In what year does Thi move with her husband and son from New York City to a new place?

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

4. Thi states that to understand her father's personality, she needs to understand what happened to him during what time period?

5. In the preface of The Best We Could Do, Bui states that the "seeds of this book were planted" in what year?

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