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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two words does Ma say when Bui announces that she and her boyfriend are going to live together?
(a) No way.
(b) Not yet.
(c) Please no.
(d) I see.

2. What kind of darkness does Thi remember inside her childhood home?
(a) Soothing.
(b) Stifling.
(c) Claustrophobic.
(d) Ominous.

3. How old was Bo when he went to see his father in the North?
(a) 21.
(b) 14.
(c) 11.
(d) 19.

4. What "immense" (22) emotion does Bui feel after giving birth to her son?
(a) Euphoria.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Responsibility.
(d) Relief.

5. In the panel depicting Thi's family members, Bich says, "It's pronounced" (29) in what way?
(a) Bitch.
(b) Bick.
(c) Beek.
(d) Bict.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Thi when her parents separated?

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

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

4. Which members of her family does Thi interview for an oral history project and "the beginnings of this book" (136)?

5. How many pages of strictly visual images does Bui use to depict the stars the night of the escape?

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