1. The city of Hai Phong is how far away from the border of China?
(a) 50 kilometers.
(b) 500 kilometers.
(c) 200 kilometers.
(d) 100 kilometers.

2. What adjective does Thi use to describe the "demons" (68) from her parents' pasts that had haunted Thi's childhood home?
(a) Deceptive.
(b) Evil.
(c) Unexorcised.
(d) Relentless.

3. 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) 354 A.D.
(c) 1345 A.D.
(d) 111 B.C.

4. Bui tells Nguyen that she had done what it took to get out of what California city?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) San Francisco.

5. Thi tells a story about her Bo that involves what kind of body of water in Hai Phong?
(a) A marsh.
(b) A lake.
(c) A pond.
(d) A bay.

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 does Bo do while Ma is working at her first job in America?

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

4. Ma's first job in America requires putting what objects together?

5. Once all of Thi's family lives in the same state, where does Ma live?

(see the answer key)

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