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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) 1942.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1940.

2. When Bich runs away from home, Ma takes what action?
(a) She calls the police.
(b) She slaps Lan.
(c) She disowns Bich.
(d) She attempts suicide.

3. What movie does Thi recall watching at the age of 5?
(a) The Exorcist.
(b) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
(c) The Godfather.
(d) A Nightmare on Elm Street.

4. What kind of darkness does Thi remember inside her childhood home?
(a) Soothing.
(b) Stifling.
(c) Ominous.
(d) Claustrophobic.

5. Thi states that to understand her father's personality, she needs to understand what happened to him during what time period?
(a) When he was a young man.
(b) When he was an infant.
(c) When he was a little boy.
(d) When he was a teenager.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. A toddler-sized Bo is depicted as thinking, "YOU are not my papa" (115) after what event?

3. After moving her own family to be closer to her parents, Thi realizes that what two elements are "not the same" (31)?

4. When Chapter 2 begins in 2015, in what California city is it set?

5. 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?

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