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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what state do Thi and her family move in an effort to be emotionally closer to her parents?
(a) Florida.
(b) Oregon.
(c) California.
(d) Maine.

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

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

4. 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?
(a) Sex.
(b) Defection.
(c) Rape.
(d) American soldiers.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What adjective does Thi use to describe the "demons" (68) from her parents' pasts that had haunted Thi's childhood home?

3. Thi depicts Ma's devotion to her children by showing Ma peeling what type of fruit?

4. Bui describes her family as fleeing from one country and starting over in another during what decade?

5. Speaking about her mother, Ma says, "I hated it when my mother" (142) took what action?

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