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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 slaps Lan.
(b) She attempts suicide.
(c) She disowns Bich.
(d) She calls the police.

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

3. With what assessment of Ma's does Bo disagree in Chapter 3?
(a) That Bo was not present at Lan's birth.
(b) That Bo was not present at Tam's birth.
(c) That Bo was not present at Bich's birth.
(d) That Bo was not present at Ma's fortieth birthday party.

4. What is Bui seeking when she meets with Viet Thanh Nguyen?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Answers.
(c) Peace.
(d) Adventure.

5. Bo describes the First Indochina War as lasting how long?
(a) A lifetime.
(b) Decades.
(c) A decade.
(d) A century.

Short Answer Questions

1. A toddler-sized Bo is depicted as thinking, "YOU are not my papa" (115) after what event?

2. Ma says that her mother had taken what action whenever Thi had climbed into her lap?

3. The violence in Saigon resulted in the destruction of whose opium?

4. Ma flies from California to attend the birth of which of her grandchildren?

5. Bui names Viet Thanh Nguyen as the winner of what sort of award?

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