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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. How old is the only child of Bo and Ma when people start to say that Saigon will "become a sea of blood" (214)?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 3 years.

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

3. During Bo's father's visit, he told Bo that whose family was "too nguy" for him to "risk being associated" (224) with them?
(a) Ma.
(b) Travis.
(c) Tam.
(d) Lan.

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

5. Who helps Ma to avoid the abortion she is technically required to have?
(a) A student.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A teacher.
(d) Ma's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thi describes her mother's scent by using the name of what brand?

2. How many months' pregnant was Ma when she and Bo planned their escape?

3. Bo says that before his final visit to see Bo, Bo's father had given what object to Ma?

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

5. Thi recalls that which person had talked more openly with Travis than she had with Thi?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what specific purpose does Bui depict Ma's dedication to her children?

2. In what year does Bo arrive in Saigon for the first time and to which of Thi's own experiences does she visually compare the moment in Bo's life?

3. In what way did the Communist party leaders use language to mask their true actions?

4. What is the meaning of the term "nguy" (221)?

5. How do the policies of the Communist party affect the Bui family?

6. What is Thi's hypothesis about why one particular person in her life is difficult for her to write about?

7. What extreme action do Bo and Hai take in order to keep Hai's children quiet during the escape?

8. What new law is one that Ma is unwilling to follow?

9. Who was Truong Chinh and whom did he emulate?

10. How is the motherhood archetype portrayed within Chapter 7, entitled "Heroes and Losers"?

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