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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The action Bui's heart takes when she sees the surgical instrument is the same she remembers from a time when Bo had talked openly about what subject?
(a) Defection.
(b) Rape.
(c) Sex.
(d) American soldiers.

2. On the same page that contains a unique type of media, Thi states, "We were now" what kind of "people" (267)?
(a) Boat.
(b) American.
(c) Poor.
(d) Immigrant.

3. Bo says that before his final visit to see Bo, Bo's father had given what object to Ma?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A brooch.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A ring.

4. As a child, Thi imagined herself and her family becoming "a little more" (65) what each day?
(a) Resentful.
(b) Prosperous.
(c) American.
(d) Assimilated.

5. What color was the object that contained each family member's important documents?
(a) White.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what assessment of Ma's does Bo disagree in Chapter 3?

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

3. Bo describes Thai Binh as "deep" what "territory" (164)?

4. What happened during the very last time Bo ever saw his mother?

5. How old was Thi when Bo and Ma became American citizens?

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