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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Bich runs away from home, Ma takes what action?
(a) She attempts suicide.
(b) She slaps Lan.
(c) She calls the police.
(d) She disowns Bich.

2. Thi says that Bo had fished for what kind of creatures in his childhood spent in Hai Phong?
(a) Flounder.
(b) Crawfish.
(c) Catfish.
(d) Shrimp.

3. Chapter 1, entitled "Labor," takes place in what location?
(a) Miami.
(b) San Diego.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) New York.

4. Who takes over caring for Bo's grandmother when Thi's family plans an escape?
(a) Ma's aunts.
(b) Bo's grandfather.
(c) Ma's parents.
(d) Bo's uncle.

5. What two armies forced the Vietnamese people to uproot their rice in order to plant jute?
(a) French and Japanese.
(b) Chinese and Korean.
(c) Korean and Indonesian.
(d) Chinese and Japanese.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bo explains that the term "nguy" (221) could be applied to anyone in what location?

2. Speaking about her mother, Ma says, "I hated it when my mother" (142) took what action?

3. Bui states in the Preface that she helped to open what sort of high school?

4. What emotion does Thi feel when Ma brings up her own past suicide attempt?

5. Chapter 8, entitled "The Shore" begins in what type of setting?

(see the answer key)

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