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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What movie does Thi recall watching at the age of 5?
(a) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
(b) The Godfather.
(c) A Nightmare on Elm Street.
(d) The Exorcist.

5. What adjective does Thi use to describe the "demons" (68) from her parents' pasts that had haunted Thi's childhood home?
(a) Deceptive.
(b) Evil.
(c) Relentless.
(d) Unexorcised.

6. Bo recalls how in the midst of starvation, his mother had sometimes been able to buy a small piece of what type of meat to share only with Bo?
(a) Liverwurst.
(b) Beef.
(c) Pork.
(d) Sausage.

7. Ma flies from California to attend the birth of which of her grandchildren?
(a) Her third.
(b) Her eighth.
(c) Her fourth.
(d) Her first.

8. What procedure does Bui want to avoid if at all possible during the birth of her son?
(a) A Caesarean section.
(b) A repair of a genital tear.
(c) An episiotomy.
(d) An epidural.

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

10. The city of Hai Phong is how far away from the border of China?
(a) 50 kilometers.
(b) 200 kilometers.
(c) 100 kilometers.
(d) 500 kilometers.

11. Throughout the memoir, Bo's grandfather is referred to as what type of gentleman?
(a) Leisurely.
(b) Careful.
(c) Cunning.
(d) Dapper.

12. 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) Appease.
(c) Impress.
(d) Raise.

13. 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) Rape.
(b) Sex.
(c) Defection.
(d) American soldiers.

14. When Bich runs away from home, Ma takes what action?
(a) She disowns Bich.
(b) She slaps Lan.
(c) She attempts suicide.
(d) She calls the police.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Bo says that when he was how old, his father had fallen in love with a neighbor?

3. What does Bo do while Ma is working at her first job in America?

4. Thi says that Bo had fished for what kind of creatures in his childhood spent in Hai Phong?

5. In what location does Tam hide when things are tense in the house?

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