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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 10 takes place in what year?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2012.
(c) 1979.
(d) 2005.

2. Who is the oldest of Bui's sisters?
(a) Thanh.
(b) Lan.
(c) Bo.
(d) Bich.

3. In what season does Thi's family leave the Midwest in Chapter 9, "Fire and Ash"?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Autumn.

4. Bo explains that "Saigon had its own" what called "the Binh Xuyen" (176)?
(a) Problems.
(b) Government.
(c) Mafia.
(d) Shipping port.

5. Chapter 5, entitled "Either, Or," revolves around which person?
(a) Bich.
(b) Ma.
(c) Bo.
(d) Lan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "immense" (22) emotion does Bui feel after giving birth to her son?

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

3. Who helps Ma to avoid the abortion she is technically required to have?

4. What constant within society does Thi had "riled [Ma] up" (225)?

5. To what state do Thi and her family move in an effort to be emotionally closer to her parents?

(see the answer key)

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