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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 and her siblings go to bed at what time every night while under the care of Bo?
(a) Nine o'clock.
(b) They do not have a bedtime.
(c) Seven o'clock.
(d) Midnight.

2. In the preface of The Best We Could Do, Bui states that the "seeds of this book were planted" in what year?
(a) 1998.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2002.
(d) 1996.

3. How many young children are still in the home when Bo takes over most of the parenting?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

4. After moving her own family to be closer to her parents, Thi realizes that what two elements are "not the same" (31)?
(a) Beauty and wisdom.
(b) Nostalgia and memory.
(c) Safety and security.
(d) Proximity and closeness.

5. Transcripts of whose voices formed the foundation of the memoir's creation?
(a) Bui's grandparents.
(b) Bui's aunts and uncles.
(c) Bui's parents.
(d) Bui's siblings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the earliest date included on the visual timeline of Vietnam's history that Bui includes before Chapter 1?

2. To what state do Thi and her family move in an effort to be emotionally closer to her parents?

3. Thi witnesses which person get spat on as he is called a racial slur?

4. Thi says that which city had a military presence that resulted in prejudice against Asians?

5. How old was Thi when her parents separated?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Thi's expression in the panel depicting her reaction to Bo's dangerous behavior.

2. What lesson does Thi learn through undertaking a major change in 2006?

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

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

5. Thi likens the way she feels at the sight of the surgical instruments to what scene from her childhood?

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

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

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

9. What event within her adolescence does Thi describe as "living the dream" "for an immigrant kid" (24)?

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

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