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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 panel depicting Thi's family members, Bich says, "It's pronounced" (29) in what way?
2. The last time Bo saw his mother was in what year?
3. What emotion does Thi feel when Ma brings up her own past suicide attempt?
4. Bo recalls how in the midst of starvation, his mother had sometimes been able to buy a small piece of what type of meat to share only with Bo?
5. How many years after Ma's suicide attempt does she bring up the subject with Thi for the first time?
Short Essay Questions
1. What sort of tone does Bui use to describe Bo's parenting style?
2. What event within her adolescence does Thi describe as "living the dream" "for an immigrant kid" (24)?
3. In what time and place does the opening scene of The Best We Could Do begin?
4. What major change do Thi and Travis undertake in 2006 and why?
5. How does Bui use visual elements to underscore her feelings about the doctor's answer to her question in the hospital?
6. How does Bui incorporate foreshadowing in her creation of The Best We Could Do?
7. What question does Thi ask the doctor when she is in labor with her child?
8. For what purpose are allusions to heaven and hell included in Chapter 3?
9. What is the strongest emotion Thi feels toward Bo toward the end of her adolescence?
10. What lesson does Thi learn through undertaking a major change in 2006?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Bui’s purpose for discussing at length the nature of the connection between adult children and their parents?
Essay Topic 2
Could The Best We Could Do be classified as a coming-of-age story? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
What message does Bui send within the pages of The Best We Could Do concerning the link between communication and emotional closeness?
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