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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hai and Bo took what action to keep Hai's children quiet as the patrol boats passed?
(a) They gagged the children.
(b) They threatened the children with violence.
(c) They blindfolded the children.
(d) They injected the children with Valium.

2. Thi and her siblings go to bed at what time every night while under the care of Bo?
(a) Midnight.
(b) They do not have a bedtime.
(c) Seven o'clock.
(d) Nine o'clock.

3. Thi says that Bo had fished for what kind of creatures in his childhood spent in Hai Phong?
(a) Crawfish.
(b) Shrimp.
(c) Catfish.
(d) Flounder.

4. When the South Vietnamese withdrew, the people in what area were advised to evacuate?
(a) The Western Lowlands.
(b) The Eastern Lowlands.
(c) The Central Highlands.
(d) The Northern Highlands.

5. In what country does Ma say she was born?
(a) Cambodia.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Korea.
(d) Thailand.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what California city was the high school Bui helped to open?

3. In what year does Thi move with her husband and son from New York City to a new place?

4. What procedure does Bui want to avoid if at all possible during the birth of her son?

5. Thi states that to understand her father's personality, she needs to understand what happened to him during what time period?

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