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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason is Bo unable to teach in America?
(a) His license is expired.
(b) His English is not strong enough.
(c) He does not have the money to travel to interviews.
(d) His license is not recognized in America.

2. Thi witnesses which person get spat on as he is called a racial slur?
(a) Lan.
(b) Ma.
(c) Tam.
(d) Bo.

3. After moving her own family to be closer to her parents, Thi realizes that what two elements are "not the same" (31)?
(a) Proximity and closeness.
(b) Beauty and wisdom.
(c) Safety and security.
(d) Nostalgia and memory.

4. Thi states that her "memories of [Bo] live in" (64) what kind of dwelling?
(a) A park.
(b) A bank.
(c) An apartment building.
(d) A grocery store.

5. In the preface of The Best We Could Do, Bui states that the "seeds of this book were planted" in what year?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2002.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1996.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Ma's first job in America requires putting what objects together?

5. 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?

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