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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what state do Thi and her family move in an effort to be emotionally closer to her parents?
(a) California.
(b) Florida.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Maine.

2. Thi states in Chapter 2 that she has "figured out, more or less, how to" (29) take what action in regard to her "little family" (29)?
(a) Deceive.
(b) Impress.
(c) Raise.
(d) Appease.

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

4. Bo says that when he was how old, his father had fallen in love with a neighbor?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

5. What two words does Ma say when Bui announces that she and her boyfriend are going to live together?
(a) Please no.
(b) Not yet.
(c) I see.
(d) No way.

6. How old was Thi when her parents separated?
(a) 13.
(b) 21.
(c) 7.
(d) 19.

7. 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) 111 B.C.
(c) 740 B.C.
(d) 1345 A.D.

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

9. In what city do Thi's memories of Bo "live" (64)?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Miami.
(c) New York City.
(d) San Diego.

10. Bui tells Nguyen that she had done what it took to get out of what California city?
(a) Sacramento.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) San Francisco.

11. When Chapter 2 begins in 2015, in what California city is it set?
(a) San Jose.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) Santa Clara.
(d) Berkeley.

12. 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.

13. In what year did Japan send troops to occupy northern French Indochina?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1939.

14. Thi says that the last time Bo saw his mother was during "the height of the" (111) what?
(a) Depression.
(b) Cold War.
(c) The war between China and Japan.
(d) Famine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bich runs away from home, Ma takes what action?

2. What is Bui seeking when she meets with Viet Thanh Nguyen?

3. For what purpose is jute NOT said to be used?

4. Bui describes her family as fleeing from one country and starting over in another during what decade?

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

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