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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bo explains that "Saigon had its own" what called "the Binh Xuyen" (176)?
(a) Problems.
(b) Shipping port.
(c) Government.
(d) Mafia.

2. 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) Rape.
(b) American soldiers.
(c) Sex.
(d) Defection.

3. As a child, Thi imagined herself and her family becoming "a little more" (65) what each day?
(a) Assimilated.
(b) Prosperous.
(c) American.
(d) Resentful.

4. 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)?
(a) Deceive.
(b) Impress.
(c) Raise.
(d) Appease.

5. Thi describes her mother's scent by using the name of what brand?
(a) Oil of Olay.
(b) Baby powder.
(c) Jean Nate.
(d) Dove.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ma shares that she had loved what activity as a child?

2. Chapter 5, entitled "Either, Or," revolves around which person?

3. What emotion does Thi feel when Ma brings up her own past suicide attempt?

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

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

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