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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the South Vietnamese withdrew, the people in what area were advised to evacuate?
(a) The Central Highlands.
(b) The Eastern Lowlands.
(c) The Western Lowlands.
(d) The Northern Highlands.

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

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

5. Who is Hai?
(a) Bich's husband.
(b) Bo's brother.
(c) Ma's cousin.
(d) Ma's brother.

6. Thi depicts Ma's devotion to her children by showing Ma peeling what type of fruit?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Plums.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Strawberries.

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

8. Bo describes the "land reforms" (169) as a "process of" (169) as taking what action in relation to society?
(a) Uniting it.
(b) Strengthening it.
(c) Destroying it.
(d) Reorganizing it.

9. How old was Bo when he went to see his father in the North?
(a) 14.
(b) 19.
(c) 11.
(d) 21.

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

11. The text states that "an estimated 94,000" soldiers from what country died trying to reclaim their country's colony?
(a) Italy.
(b) England.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

12. Who takes over caring for Bo's grandmother when Thi's family plans an escape?
(a) Bo's uncle.
(b) Ma's aunts.
(c) Ma's parents.
(d) Bo's grandfather.

13. Thi says that Ma's friends would often tell Thi that she looked like her mother, "but not as" (132) what?
(a) Pretty.
(b) Fashionable.
(c) Gracious.
(d) Mature.

14. Thi describes her mother's scent by using the name of what brand?
(a) Oil of Olay.
(b) Baby powder.
(c) Dove.
(d) Jean Nate.

15. Chapter 5, entitled "Either, Or," revolves around which person?
(a) Lan.
(b) Bich.
(c) Bo.
(d) Ma.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Ma says that her father had been a what?

3. How old is the only child of Bo and Ma when people start to say that Saigon will "become a sea of blood" (214)?

4. On the first page of Chapter 7: "Heroes and Losers," Bui depicts a famous image of Saigon that includes what form of transportation?

5. When Bo again lived with his grandmother and grandfather at the age of 14, of what material was their roof made?

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