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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. Bo names which person as providing him with the necessary documents to transfer to a school in Saigon?
(a) His teacher.
(b) His father.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His school principal.

2. Thi includes a portrait of her mother that Thi had drawn at what age?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Bo, who had accompanied him to see his father in 1954?

4. The organizer of Bo and Ma's escape attempt has what name?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Bo's father visits Bo for the first time in 20 years?

2. What occurs on April 30, 1975?

3. What action does Bui depict in order to symbolize Ma's dedication to her children?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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