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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 blindfolded the children.
(b) They threatened the children with violence.
(c) They gagged the children.
(d) They injected the children with Valium.

2. When Chapter 2 begins in 2015, in what California city is it set?
(a) Santa Clara.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) San Jose.
(d) Sacramento.

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

4. Thi says that Ma's friends would often tell Thi that she looked like her mother, "but not as" (132) what?
(a) Fashionable.
(b) Gracious.
(c) Pretty.
(d) Mature.

5. During Bo's father's visit, he told Bo that whose family was "too nguy" for him to "risk being associated" (224) with them?
(a) Travis.
(b) Ma.
(c) Lan.
(d) Tam.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On the first page of Chapter 7: "Heroes and Losers," Bui depicts a famous image of Saigon that includes what form of transportation?

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. Who helps Ma to avoid the abortion she is technically required to have?

5. Thi witnesses which person get spat on as he is called a racial slur?

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