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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 mentions that she used to think of her mother as what type of royal family member?
(a) A duchess.
(b) A princess.
(c) A queen.
(d) A dauphine.

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

3. Bo describes the "land reforms" (169) as a "process of" (169) as taking what action in relation to society?
(a) Reorganizing it.
(b) Destroying it.
(c) Strengthening it.
(d) Uniting it.

4. On the first page of Chapter 7: "Heroes and Losers," Bui depicts a famous image of Saigon that includes what form of transportation?
(a) A tank.
(b) A helicopter.
(c) A train.
(d) A biplane.

5. Thi describes her mother's scent by using the name of what brand?
(a) Baby powder.
(b) Dove.
(c) Oil of Olay.
(d) Jean Nate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bo's reply when Ma tells him that she had been given a particular object by Bo's father?

2. In what country do the inhabitants of the boat disembark?

3. Thi depicts Ma's devotion to her children by showing Ma peeling what type of fruit?

4. Bo tells Thi that when he was what age, his grandfather had enrolled Bo in a French school?

5. Bo explains that "Saigon had its own" what called "the Binh Xuyen" (176)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bui elicit pathos within Chapter 7, entitled "Heroes and Losers"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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