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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In the panel depicting Thi's family members, Bich says, "It's pronounced" (29) in what way?
(a) Bick.
(b) Beek.
(c) Bitch.
(d) Bict.

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

5. Who is the oldest of Bui's sisters?
(a) Thanh.
(b) Lan.
(c) Bich.
(d) Bo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lan had moved out of the family home due to problems with whom?

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

3. 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?

4. Thi states that her "memories of [Bo] live in" (64) what kind of dwelling?

5. What sort of merchant had poisoned the waters near Bo's boyhood home?

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