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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 shares that she had loved what activity as a child?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Writing.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Reading.

2. For what purpose is jute NOT said to be used?
(a) Paper.
(b) Twine.
(c) Rope.
(d) Sandbags.

3. Seats on the escape boat are described as being "bought in" what "or in promises of repayment" (229)?
(a) French currency.
(b) Gold bars.
(c) American currency.
(d) Vietnamese currency.

4. In what location does Tam hide when things are tense in the house?
(a) The treehouse.
(b) The cellar.
(c) The attic.
(d) The closet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Once all of Thi's family lives in the same state, where does Ma live?

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

3. What is Bo's reply when Ma tells him that she had been given a particular object by Bo's father?

4. Chapter 2: "Rewind, Reverse" begins in 2015, but quickly moves to what other year?

5. What is the earliest date included on the visual timeline of Vietnam's history that Bui includes before Chapter 1?

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