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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. For what purpose is jute NOT said to be used?
(a) Sandbags.
(b) Twine.
(c) Rope.
(d) Paper.
2. Bui states in the Preface that she helped to open what sort of high school?
(a) Alternative.
(b) Drama.
(c) Magnet.
(d) Beauty.
3. Lan had moved out of the family home due to problems with whom?
(a) Bich.
(b) Thi.
(c) Ma.
(d) Bo.
4. Chapter 2: "Rewind, Reverse" begins in 2015, but quickly moves to what other year?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1987.
5. Once all of Thi's family lives in the same state, where does Ma live?
(a) In Tam's backyard.
(b) In Thi's backyard.
(c) In a hotel.
(d) In Bich's guest house.
6. In the panel depicting Thi's family members, Bich says, "It's pronounced" (29) in what way?
(a) Bict.
(b) Bitch.
(c) Bick.
(d) Beek.
7. How many years after Ma's suicide attempt does she bring up the subject with Thi for the first time?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.
8. Thi says that the last time Bo saw his mother was during "the height of the" (111) what?
(a) Famine.
(b) Depression.
(c) The war between China and Japan.
(d) Cold War.
9. To what state do Thi and her family move in an effort to be emotionally closer to her parents?
(a) California.
(b) Florida.
(c) Maine.
(d) Oregon.
10. Who is Travis?
(a) Bui's father.
(b) Bui's husband.
(c) Bui's uncle.
(d) Bui's nephew.
11. How old was Thi when her parents separated?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 13.
(d) 7.
12. Bui worries most about which aspect of her parenting while she is still in the hospital after having her son?
(a) Breast-feeding.
(b) Washing.
(c) Holding.
(d) Bonding.
13. Viet Thanh Nguyen describes Vietnamese refugees in what California city in the 1980s?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) San Jose.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Oakland.
14. In what location does Tam hide when things are tense in the house?
(a) The attic.
(b) The closet.
(c) The treehouse.
(d) The cellar.
15. 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) American soldiers.
(c) Sex.
(d) Rape.
Short Answer Questions
1. A toddler-sized Bo is depicted as thinking, "YOU are not my papa" (115) after what event?
2. What kind of darkness does Thi remember inside her childhood home?
3. When Bich runs away from home, Ma takes what action?
4. What emotion does Thi feel when Ma brings up her own past suicide attempt?
5. What source does Thi NOT name among her childhood sources of knowledge about America?
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