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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The violence in Saigon resulted in the destruction of whose opium?
(a) Bo's grandmother's.
(b) Bo's uncle's.
(c) The prime minister's.
(d) Bo's grandfather's.

2. According to Thi, babies generally eat once within a span of how many hours?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

4. At the end of Chapter 9, "Fire and Ash," who saves the family by evacuating the burning building?
(a) Tam.
(b) Lan.
(c) Ma.
(d) Thi.

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?
(a) Sausage.
(b) Pork.
(c) Liverwurst.
(d) Beef.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who takes over caring for Bo's grandmother when Thi's family plans an escape?

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

4. In what year did Bo's father visit, "bringing news from the North" (223)?

5. What items are described as having been too expensive for inclusion in the important documents container?

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