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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Japan send troops to "block Chinese supply routes" (102)?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1923.

2. In what city do Thi's memories of Bo "live" (64)?
(a) Miami.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) San Diego.
(d) New York City.

3. How many years after Ma's suicide attempt does she bring up the subject with Thi for the first time?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

4. What procedure does Bui want to avoid if at all possible during the birth of her son?
(a) A repair of a genital tear.
(b) A Caesarean section.
(c) An epidural.
(d) An episiotomy.

5. Transcripts of whose voices formed the foundation of the memoir's creation?
(a) Bui's aunts and uncles.
(b) Bui's grandparents.
(c) Bui's siblings.
(d) Bui's parents.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Thi and her siblings go to bed at what time every night while under the care of Bo?

3. Viet Thanh Nguyen describes Vietnamese refugees in what California city in the 1980s?

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

5. Chapter 2: "Rewind, Reverse" begins in 2015, but quickly moves to what other year?

(see the answer key)

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