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

2. Thi compares her excitement upon arriving in what city for the first time to Bo's excitement when he first arrived in Saigon?
(a) New York City.
(b) Chicago.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Los Angeles.

3. In what year did Bo arrive in Saigon for the first time?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1955.

4. In what year did the event take place that "the victors" call "Liberation Day" (211)?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1975.

5. Which members of her family does Thi interview for an oral history project and "the beginnings of this book" (136)?
(a) Bich and Bo.
(b) Ma, Bo, and Lan.
(c) Ma and Bo.
(d) Ma, Lan, and Bich.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Bui family's "neighborhood monitor" (221) is also referred to by what term?

2. Hai and Bo took what action to keep Hai's children quiet as the patrol boats passed?

3. What objects do communists call "capitalist filth" (220), according to Ma's instructions?

4. In what year did Bo's father visit, "bringing news from the North" (223)?

5. In what country does Ma say she was born?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What objects must the Bui family burn when the Communists begin to search the people's homes?

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

5. What two poses does Thi use to depict her childhood sketches of Ma?

6. Describe the origins of Bui's memoir The Best We Could Do.

7. Whom does Thi name as being a difficult person for her to write about?

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

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

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

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