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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ma's first job in America requires putting what objects together?
(a) Adoptive families.
(b) Microchips.
(c) Circuit boards.
(d) Boxes.

2. To what state do Thi and her family move in an effort to be emotionally closer to her parents?
(a) Maine.
(b) Florida.
(c) Oregon.
(d) California.

3. Thi says that the last time Bo saw his mother was during "the height of the" (111) what?
(a) Famine.
(b) The war between China and Japan.
(c) Cold War.
(d) Depression.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many young children are still in the home when Bo takes over most of the parenting?

2. Throughout the memoir, Bo's grandfather is referred to as what type of gentleman?

3. Bui tells Nguyen that she had gotten good grades and taken what other action in order to get scholarships?

4. When Bui feels a particular emotion after the birth of her son, a "wave of" (22) what emotion for Ma washes over her?

5. In what year did Japan send troops to "block Chinese supply routes" (102)?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what purpose does Bui begin Chapter 2: "Rewind, Reverse" in a particular place and then change to a different era on the very next page?

2. What major change do Thi and Travis undertake in 2006 and why?

3. How does the doctor respond to Thi's question about her child's birth?

4. What is one element of Ma's parenting that Bui depicts as being different for each one of her children?

5. What dangerous action does Bo take regularly throughout Thi's childhood?

6. Describe two different methods Thi uses to address her problems with Bo.

7. What sort of tone does Bui use to describe Bo's parenting style?

8. What behavior of Ma's disappoints Thi in the memoir's opening scene?

9. What question does Thi ask the doctor when she is in labor with her child?

10. How does Bui use visual elements to underscore her feelings about the doctor's answer to her question in the hospital?

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