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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thi says that the last time Bo saw his mother was during "the height of the" (111) what?
(a) Famine.
(b) The war between China and Japan.
(c) Depression.
(d) Cold War.

2. Kieu is related to Thi in what way?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Sisters.
(c) Aunt and niece.
(d) Sisters-in-law.

3. Ma says that her father had been a what?
(a) A civil engineer.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A general.
(d) A doctor.

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

5. Who is Travis?
(a) Bui's uncle.
(b) Bui's husband.
(c) Bui's nephew.
(d) Bui's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what state do Thi and her family move in an effort to be emotionally closer to her parents?

2. During Bo's father's visit, he told Bo that whose family was "too nguy" for him to "risk being associated" (224) with them?

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

4. What does Bo do while Ma is working at her first job in America?

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

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