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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface and Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What emotion does Thi feel when Ma brings up her own past suicide attempt?
(a) Anger.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Fear.

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

4. When Bui feels a particular emotion after the birth of her son, a "wave of" (22) what emotion for Ma washes over her?
(a) Anger.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Nostalgia.

5. What two words does Ma say when Bui announces that she and her boyfriend are going to live together?
(a) I see.
(b) No way.
(c) Please no.
(d) Not yet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Bui tells Nguyen that she had done what it took to get out of what California city?

3. What is Bui seeking when she meets with Viet Thanh Nguyen?

4. Bui worries most about which aspect of her parenting while she is still in the hospital after having her son?

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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