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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what assessment of Ma's does Bo disagree in Chapter 3?
(a) That Bo was not present at Ma's fortieth birthday party.
(b) That Bo was not present at Bich's birth.
(c) That Bo was not present at Tam's birth.
(d) That Bo was not present at Lan's birth.

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

4. A toddler-sized Bo is depicted as thinking, "YOU are not my papa" (115) after what event?
(a) His father beats Bo's mother severely.
(b) His father becomes a Communist.
(c) His father beats him severely.
(d) His father marries again.

5. Bui worries most about which aspect of her parenting while she is still in the hospital after having her son?
(a) Bonding.
(b) Holding.
(c) Washing.
(d) Breast-feeding.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Japan send troops to "block Chinese supply routes" (102)?

2. The last time Bo saw his mother was in what year?

3. When the nurse brings in a tray of surgical instruments, Bui feels her heart take what action?

4. Who is the oldest of Bui's sisters?

5. 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)?

(see the answer key)

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