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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. Ma says that she stayed in what types of schools throughout her "entire education" (140)?
(a) Public.
(b) French.
(c) Korean.
(d) Vietnamese.

2. In what country do the inhabitants of the boat disembark?
(a) Malaysia.
(b) Indonesia.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Cambodia.

3. What action had Bo's grandfather taken in relation to Bo's grandmother just before she had left forever?
(a) He had been unfaithful.
(b) He had beaten Bo severely.
(c) He had spent her savings.
(d) He had beaten her severely.

4. Thi recalls that which person had talked more openly with Travis than she had with Thi?
(a) Lan.
(b) Ma.
(c) Bo.
(d) Bich.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did the event take place that "the victors" call "Liberation Day" (211)?

3. Thi makes a point of saying that only when which person had returned to the fold of the family did "order and comfort return" (266)?

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

5. During Bo's father's visit, he told Bo that whose family was "too nguy" for him to "risk being associated" (224) with them?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do the glamorous photographs of Ma symbolize to Thi during her childhood?

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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