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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. Thi states that her "memories of [Bo] live in" (64) what kind of dwelling?
(a) An apartment building.
(b) A park.
(c) A grocery store.
(d) A bank.

2. In what location does Tam hide when things are tense in the house?
(a) The attic.
(b) The treehouse.
(c) The closet.
(d) The cellar.

3. What two words does Ma say when Bui announces that she and her boyfriend are going to live together?
(a) No way.
(b) I see.
(c) Not yet.
(d) Please no.

4. In what year did Japan send troops to "block Chinese supply routes" (102)?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1923.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the panel depicting Thi's family members, Bich says, "It's pronounced" (29) in what way?

2. What kind of darkness does Thi remember inside her childhood home?

3. What procedure does Bui want to avoid if at all possible during the birth of her son?

4. Thi describes the city of Hai Phong by using what noun?

5. With what assessment of Ma's does Bo disagree in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the nature of the present-day relationship between Bo and Ma.

2. What event causes a very young Bo to mentally disown his father?

3. For what reason is Bo unable to teach in the United States, though he had taught in Vietnam?

4. What food always brings comfort to Thi and why?

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

6. In what time and place does the opening scene of The Best We Could Do begin?

7. How does Bui incorporate foreshadowing in her creation of The Best We Could Do?

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

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

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

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