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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bui writes that whose "in-laws had found a boat for sale and wanted to escape the country" (227)?
(a) Hang's.
(b) Lan's.
(c) Kieu's.
(d) Hai's.

2. Bo describes Thai Binh as "deep" what "territory" (164)?
(a) Stronghold.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Viet Minh.
(d) Communist.

3. On the first page of Chapter 7: "Heroes and Losers," Bui depicts a famous image of Saigon that includes what form of transportation?
(a) A biplane.
(b) A helicopter.
(c) A tank.
(d) A train.

4. Thi makes a point of saying that only when which person had returned to the fold of the family did "order and comfort return" (266)?
(a) Bich.
(b) Lan.
(c) Ma.
(d) Bo.

5. During Thi's parents' escape attempt, what happened to the boat?
(a) It sank.
(b) It hit a rocky shore.
(c) It hit a river island.
(d) It caught fire.

6. In what year does Ma say she was born?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1959.

7. Ma avoids the abortion required by new what?
(a) Laws.
(b) Unwritten rules.
(c) Regulations.
(d) Tenets.

8. Kieu is related to Thi in what way?
(a) Aunt and niece.
(b) Sisters.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Sisters-in-law.

9. Who helps Ma to avoid the abortion she is technically required to have?
(a) Ma's mother.
(b) A student.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A doctor.

10. Bo is depicted as taking the rest of the family to what type of location after Ma leaves for the hospital?
(a) A community center.
(b) A refugee camp.
(c) A marketplace.
(d) A hotel.

11. Bo explains that the term "nguy" (221) could be applied to anyone in what location?
(a) In the North.
(b) In the South.
(c) In the East.
(d) In the West.

12. Bo says that before his final visit to see Bo, Bo's father had given what object to Ma?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A ring.
(d) A brooch.

13. Bo states that when the French lost the Indochina War, it had what effect on him?
(a) His school closed down.
(b) He could no longer pursue his education.
(c) Many of his family members were killed.
(d) His grandfather was killed.

14. Ma says that she stayed in what types of schools throughout her "entire education" (140)?
(a) French.
(b) Korean.
(c) Public.
(d) Vietnamese.

15. Ma says that her father had been a what?
(a) A general.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A civil engineer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thi recalls that one day her family received a box full of what objects from Vietnam?

2. What is Bo's reply when Ma tells him that she had been given a particular object by Bo's father?

3. In what level of school is Thi enrolled when she completes an oral history project?

4. Bo says that eventually, the land reforms resulted in the deaths of how many people?

5. Bo states that "The New Economic Zones" (222) were actually what?

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