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

2. What constant within society does Thi had "riled [Ma] up" (225)?
(a) Neighborhood meetings.
(b) Surveillance.
(c) Work shortages.
(d) Famine.

3. Bo states that when the French lost the Indochina War, it had what effect on him?
(a) His grandfather was killed.
(b) His school closed down.
(c) Many of his family members were killed.
(d) He could no longer pursue his education.

4. Bo explains that "Saigon had its own" what called "the Binh Xuyen" (176)?
(a) Shipping port.
(b) Mafia.
(c) Government.
(d) Problems.

5. Thi recalls that one day her family received a box full of what objects from Vietnam?
(a) Documents.
(b) Records.
(c) Letters.
(d) Photographs.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Thi's parents' escape attempt, what happened to the boat?

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

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

4. Bo states that "The New Economic Zones" (222) were actually what?

5. Bo and Ma are depicted as hearing via what source that the Khmer Rouge have taken the capital of Cambodia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What objects do the Communists consider to be "capitalist filth" (220)?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. One day a box arrives at the Bui home and it is from Vietnam. What is contained inside?

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