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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. A toddler-sized Bo is depicted as thinking, "YOU are not my papa" (115) after what event?
(a) His father beats him severely.
(b) His father becomes a Communist.
(c) His father marries again.
(d) His father beats Bo's mother severely.

3. 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.

4. The last time Bo saw his mother was in what year?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1945.

5. What "immense" (22) emotion does Bui feel after giving birth to her son?
(a) Relief.
(b) Responsibility.
(c) Euphoria.
(d) Anxiety.

6. In what year does Thi move with her husband and son from New York City to a new place?
(a) 2006.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2013.
(d) 2002.

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

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

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

10. When Bui feels a particular emotion after the birth of her son, a "wave of" (22) what emotion for Ma washes over her?
(a) Nostalgia.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Empathy.

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

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

13. Bui states in the Preface that she helped to open what sort of high school?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Magnet.
(c) Drama.
(d) Alternative.

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

15. Chapter 2: "Rewind, Reverse" begins in 2015, but quickly moves to what other year?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2006.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ma alleges that Bo had been taking what action during the birth of one of their children?

2. Bui worries most about which aspect of her parenting while she is still in the hospital after having her son?

3. Thi tells a story about her Bo that involves what kind of body of water in Hai Phong?

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

5. After moving her own family to be closer to her parents, Thi realizes that what two elements are "not the same" (31)?

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