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

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

3. Chapter 8, entitled "The Shore" begins in what type of setting?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A beach.
(c) A school.
(d) A meadow.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Thi recalls that one day her family received a box full of what objects from Vietnam?

2. What type of media is included within Chapter 8 that appears nowhere else in the memoir?

3. Ma says that her father had been a what?

4. Bo describes the First Indochina War as lasting how long?

5. On the first page of Chapter 7: "Heroes and Losers," Bui depicts a famous image of Saigon that includes what form of transportation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do the glamourous photographs of Ma symbolize to Thi after she becomes an adult?

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

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

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

7. What is ironic about Ma's openness with Travis, as depicted within the setting of the car?

8. How does Bui visually depict the many different perspectives about April 30, 1975?

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

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

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