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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thi states that her parents had escaped from Vietnam by using what form of transport?
(a) A plane.
(b) A train.
(c) A bus.
(d) A boat.

2. What is NOT a meaning of the word "nguy" (221) according to Bo?
(a) Lying.
(b) False.
(c) Manipulative.
(d) Deceitful.

3. Thi describes her mother's scent by using the name of what brand?
(a) Dove.
(b) Oil of Olay.
(c) Jean Nate.
(d) Baby powder.

4. What does Bo do while Ma is working at her first job in America?
(a) He puts together circuit boards from home.
(b) He works as a tutor from home.
(c) He stays home with the children.
(d) He hangs out in the backyard.

5. The violence in Saigon resulted in the destruction of whose opium?
(a) Bo's uncle's.
(b) Bo's grandfather's.
(c) Bo's grandmother's.
(d) The prime minister's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bo describes the "land reforms" (169) as a "process of" (169) as taking what action in relation to society?

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

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

4. Bo says that before his final visit to see Bo, Bo's father had given what object to Ma?

5. Who is the oldest of Bui's sisters?

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