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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what level of school is Thi enrolled when she completes an oral history project?
(a) Undergraduate work.
(b) Graduate school.
(c) High school.
(d) Trade school.

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

4. Thi mentions that she used to think of her mother as what type of royal family member?
(a) A dauphine.
(b) A queen.
(c) A princess.
(d) A duchess.

5. On the same page that contains a unique type of media, Thi states, "We were now" what kind of "people" (267)?
(a) Poor.
(b) American.
(c) Boat.
(d) Immigrant.

6. Bo says that eventually, the land reforms resulted in the deaths of how many people?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 220,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 50,000.

7. What is NOT a meaning of the word "nguy" (221) according to Bo?
(a) Lying.
(b) False.
(c) Manipulative.
(d) Deceitful.

8. Bo tells Thi that when he was what age, his grandfather had enrolled Bo in a French school?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 16.

9. Hai and Bo took what action to keep Hai's children quiet as the patrol boats passed?
(a) They injected the children with Valium.
(b) They gagged the children.
(c) They blindfolded the children.
(d) They threatened the children with violence.

10. Ma shares that she had loved what activity as a child?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Reading.
(d) Writing.

11. Speaking about her mother, Ma says, "I hated it when my mother" (142) took what action?
(a) Hit the servants.
(b) Left her alone in the house.
(c) Had parties.
(d) Went to bed for days.

12. How many months' pregnant was Ma when she and Bo planned their escape?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

13. The organizer of Bo and Ma's escape attempt has what name?
(a) Mr. Dien.
(b) Mr. Chau.
(c) Mr. Son.
(d) Mrs. Kieu.

14. Ma says that her mother had taken what action whenever Thi had climbed into her lap?
(a) She had complained aloud.
(b) She had hugged Thi closer.
(c) She had needed to leave for work.
(d) She had pushed Thi away.

15. What type of media is included within Chapter 8 that appears nowhere else in the memoir?
(a) Calligraphy.
(b) A bar graph.
(c) Sheets of music.
(d) Photography.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Bo when he went to see his father in the North?

2. Ma says that she stayed in what types of schools throughout her "entire education" (140)?

3. Who helps Ma to avoid the abortion she is technically required to have?

4. Bo explains that "Saigon had its own" what called "the Binh Xuyen" (176)?

5. When Bo's father came to visit Bo, it had been how many years since they had seen one another?

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