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

2. What is the earliest date included on the visual timeline of Vietnam's history that Bui includes before Chapter 1?
(a) 740 B.C.
(b) 111 B.C.
(c) 1345 A.D.
(d) 354 A.D.

3. When Chapter 2 begins in 2015, in what California city is it set?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) Santa Clara.
(d) San Jose.

4. Thi states in Chapter 2 that she has "figured out, more or less, how to" (29) take what action in regard to her "little family" (29)?
(a) Impress.
(b) Appease.
(c) Raise.
(d) Deceive.

5. Bui tells Nguyen that she had gotten good grades and taken what other action in order to get scholarships?
(a) Performed hundreds of hours of community service.
(b) Worked three jobs.
(c) Been the valedictorian of her class.
(d) Run for Class President.

Short Answer Questions

1. The action Bui's heart takes when she sees the surgical instrument is the same she remembers from a time when Bo had talked openly about what subject?

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

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

4. How many years after Ma's suicide attempt does she bring up the subject with Thi for the first time?

5. What procedure does Bui want to avoid if at all possible during the birth of her son?

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