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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the preface of The Best We Could Do, Bui states that the "seeds of this book were planted" in what year?
2. In what year did Japan send troops to "block Chinese supply routes" (102)?
3. Thi tells a story about her Bo that involves what kind of body of water in Hai Phong?
4. What movie does Thi recall watching at the age of 5?
5. Throughout the memoir, Bo's grandfather is referred to as what type of gentleman?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Thi's expression in the panel depicting her reaction to Bo's dangerous behavior.
2. What is one element of Ma's parenting that Bui depicts as being different for each one of her children?
3. Explain the nature of the present-day relationship between Bo and Ma.
4. What major change do Thi and Travis undertake in 2006 and why?
5. What sort of tone does Bui use to describe Bo's parenting style?
6. In what time and place does the opening scene of The Best We Could Do begin?
7. What event within her adolescence does Thi describe as "living the dream" "for an immigrant kid" (24)?
8. What event causes a very young Bo to mentally disown his father?
9. For what purpose does Bui begin Chapter 2: "Rewind, Reverse" in a particular place and then change to a different era on the very next page?
10. What food always brings comfort to Thi and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within The Best We Could Do and what is Bui’s message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 2
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Bui’s memoir The Best We Could Do. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the memoir.
Essay Topic 3
How is the role of motherhood treated within The Best We Could Do and how does its treatment relate to the memoir's depicted messages?
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