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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Bo when he went to see his father in the North?
(a) 14.
(b) 21.
(c) 11.
(d) 19.

2. Thi states that to understand her father's personality, she needs to understand what happened to him during what time period?
(a) When he was an infant.
(b) When he was a young man.
(c) When he was a little boy.
(d) When he was a teenager.

3. What adjective does Thi use to describe the "demons" (68) from her parents' pasts that had haunted Thi's childhood home?
(a) Evil.
(b) Unexorcised.
(c) Relentless.
(d) Deceptive.

4. In what year did the event take place that "the victors" call "Liberation Day" (211)?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1979.

5. What kind of darkness does Thi remember inside her childhood home?
(a) Stifling.
(b) Soothing.
(c) Claustrophobic.
(d) Ominous.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The organizer of Bo and Ma's escape attempt has what name?

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

4. Thi uses the last line of the memoir to state that she thinks "maybe" who "can be free" (329)?

5. What movie does Thi recall watching at the age of 5?

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