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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 what year did Bo arrive in Saigon for the first time?
2. Bo states that when the French lost the Indochina War, it had what effect on him?
3. During Bo's father's visit, he told Bo that whose family was "too nguy" for him to "risk being associated" (224) with them?
4. Which family member of Ma's was the one to act as a United State sponsors for Ma's immediate family?
5. Bo explains that the term "nguy" (221) could be applied to anyone in what location?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the policies of the Communist party affect the Bui family?
2. What objects do the Communists consider to be "capitalist filth" (220)?
3. Describe the origins of Bui's memoir The Best We Could Do.
4. What two poses does Thi use to depict her childhood sketches of Ma?
5. What occurs on April 30, 1975?
6. Who was Truong Chinh and whom did he emulate?
7. What is ironic about Ma's openness with Travis, as depicted within the setting of the car?
8. How is the motherhood archetype portrayed within Chapter 7, entitled "Heroes and Losers"?
9. What do the glamourous photographs of Ma symbolize to Thi after she becomes an adult?
10. What is Thi's hypothesis about why one particular person in her life is difficult for her to write about?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze Bui’s focus on the theme of family bonds in The Best We Could Do. What message is Bui sending about aspects of family such as closeness, loyalty, and a shared sense of identity?
Essay Topic 2
What is Bui’s purpose for discussing at length the nature of the connection between adult children and their parents?
Essay Topic 3
Determine Bui’s message within the memoir The Best We Could Do regarding the idea that some chasms that exist between family members will never be wholly filled.
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