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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason is Bo unable to teach in America?
(a) His license is expired.
(b) His license is not recognized in America.
(c) He does not have the money to travel to interviews.
(d) His English is not strong enough.

2. Thi tells a story about her Bo that involves what kind of body of water in Hai Phong?
(a) A marsh.
(b) A pond.
(c) A bay.
(d) A lake.

3. In what California city was the high school Bui helped to open?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Oakland.
(d) Sacramento.

4. Thi states that her "memories of [Bo] live in" (64) what kind of dwelling?
(a) An apartment building.
(b) A grocery store.
(c) A bank.
(d) A park.

5. What is the earliest date included on the visual timeline of Vietnam's history that Bui includes before Chapter 1?
(a) 354 A.D.
(b) 740 B.C.
(c) 1345 A.D.
(d) 111 B.C.

6. Chapter 1, entitled "Labor," takes place in what location?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Miami.
(c) New York.
(d) San Francisco.

7. Who is Travis?
(a) Bui's husband.
(b) Bui's father.
(c) Bui's uncle.
(d) Bui's nephew.

8. Ma's first job in America requires putting what objects together?
(a) Boxes.
(b) Microchips.
(c) Adoptive families.
(d) Circuit boards.

9. Thi says that which city had a military presence that resulted in prejudice against Asians?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Whidbey Island.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Orlando.

10. What two armies forced the Vietnamese people to uproot their rice in order to plant jute?
(a) French and Japanese.
(b) Korean and Indonesian.
(c) Chinese and Korean.
(d) Chinese and Japanese.

11. How many years after Ma's suicide attempt does she bring up the subject with Thi for the first time?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 5.
(d) 30.

12. What does Bo do while Ma is working at her first job in America?
(a) He hangs out in the backyard.
(b) He works as a tutor from home.
(c) He stays home with the children.
(d) He puts together circuit boards from home.

13. For what purpose is jute NOT said to be used?
(a) Rope.
(b) Twine.
(c) Sandbags.
(d) Paper.

14. What happened during the very last time Bo ever saw his mother?
(a) Bo's mother kissed him goodbye and told him to be good.
(b) Bo's father beat up his mother and threw her out.
(c) Bo's mother crossed the border into China.
(d) Bo's grandfather beat up Bo's grandmother.

15. Viet Thanh Nguyen describes Vietnamese refugees in what California city in the 1980s?
(a) Sacramento.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) San Jose.
(d) Oakland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thi witnesses which person get spat on as he is called a racial slur?

2. In what year does Thi move with her husband and son from New York City to a new place?

3. Who is the oldest of Bui's sisters?

4. In the preface of The Best We Could Do, Bui states that the "seeds of this book were planted" in what year?

5. In the panel depicting Thi's family members, Bich says, "It's pronounced" (29) in what way?

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