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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ma says that she stayed in what types of schools throughout her "entire education" (140)?
(a) French.
(b) Vietnamese.
(c) Public.
(d) Korean.

2. Thi mentions that she used to think of her mother as what type of royal family member?
(a) A dauphine.
(b) A queen.
(c) A duchess.
(d) A princess.

3. Bo names which person as providing him with the necessary documents to transfer to a school in Saigon?
(a) His teacher.
(b) His school principal.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His father.

4. Ma's first job in America requires putting what objects together?
(a) Adoptive families.
(b) Boxes.
(c) Microchips.
(d) Circuit boards.

5. Which members of her family does Thi interview for an oral history project and "the beginnings of this book" (136)?
(a) Ma, Bo, and Lan.
(b) Ma, Lan, and Bich.
(c) Bich and Bo.
(d) Ma and Bo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thi and her siblings go to bed at what time every night while under the care of Bo?

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

3. When Bich runs away from home, Ma takes what action?

4. What sort of merchant had poisoned the waters near Bo's boyhood home?

5. Bo describes the First Indochina War as lasting how long?

(see the answer key)

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