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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Thi move with her husband and son from New York City to a new place?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2013.
(d) 1999.

2. Transcripts of whose voices formed the foundation of the memoir's creation?
(a) Bui's grandparents.
(b) Bui's parents.
(c) Bui's siblings.
(d) Bui's aunts and uncles.

3. Bo names which person as providing him with the necessary documents to transfer to a school in Saigon?
(a) His teacher.
(b) His school principal.
(c) His father.
(d) His grandfather.

4. When Thi and Travis's child must stay in the hospital after Thi is discharged, where does the couple stay?
(a) At the home of a friend down the street from the hospital.
(b) In a room across the street from the hospital.
(c) In a room inside the hospital.
(d) In their car down the street from the hospital.

5. Thi depicts Ma's devotion to her children by showing Ma peeling what type of fruit?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Plums.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Grapes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Seats on the escape boat are described as being "bought in" what "or in promises of repayment" (229)?

3. The "clear and simple directive" (328) that pulls Thi onto her feet no matter what happens includes what three words?

4. Kieu is related to Thi in what way?

5. Viet Thanh Nguyen describes Vietnamese refugees in what California city in the 1980s?

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