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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason is Bo unable to teach in America?
(a) His English is not strong enough.
(b) His license is not recognized in America.
(c) His license is expired.
(d) He does not have the money to travel to interviews.

2. How many years after Ma's suicide attempt does she bring up the subject with Thi for the first time?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 30.
(d) 5.

3. What "immense" (22) emotion does Bui feel after giving birth to her son?
(a) Relief.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Euphoria.
(d) Responsibility.

4. Bo describes the "land reforms" (169) as a "process of" (169) as taking what action in relation to society?
(a) Strengthening it.
(b) Uniting it.
(c) Reorganizing it.
(d) Destroying it.

5. During Thi's parents' escape attempt, what happened to the boat?
(a) It hit a river island.
(b) It hit a rocky shore.
(c) It caught fire.
(d) It sank.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bo says that when he was how old, his father had fallen in love with a neighbor?

2. Bui writes that whose "in-laws had found a boat for sale and wanted to escape the country" (227)?

3. When Bo again lived with his grandmother and grandfather at the age of 14, of what material was their roof made?

4. The destruction of whose only assets led to their return to a situation of domestic violence?

5. The Bui family's "neighborhood monitor" (221) is also referred to by what term?

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