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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In what year did Japan send troops to "block Chinese supply routes" (102)?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1923.

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

4. In the panel depicting Thi's family members, Bich says, "It's pronounced" (29) in what way?
(a) Bitch.
(b) Bick.
(c) Beek.
(d) Bict.

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

6. Lan had moved out of the family home due to problems with whom?
(a) Ma.
(b) Bo.
(c) Thi.
(d) Bich.

7. What emotion does Thi feel when Ma brings up her own past suicide attempt?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anger.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Sadness.

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

9. In the preface of The Best We Could Do, Bui states that the "seeds of this book were planted" in what year?
(a) 2002.
(b) 1998.
(c) 2006.
(d) 1996.

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

11. Thi states that her parents had escaped from Vietnam by using what form of transport?
(a) A plane.
(b) A boat.
(c) A bus.
(d) A train.

12. Thi witnesses which person get spat on as he is called a racial slur?
(a) Ma.
(b) Bo.
(c) Tam.
(d) Lan.

13. Thi and her siblings go to bed at what time every night while under the care of Bo?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Nine o'clock.
(c) Seven o'clock.
(d) They do not have a bedtime.

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

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

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. What movie does Thi recall watching at the age of 5?

4. Bui tells Nguyen that she had done what it took to get out of what California city?

5. Chapter 1, entitled "Labor," takes place in what location?

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