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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Chapter 2 begins in 2015, in what California city is it set?
(a) Sacramento.
(b) Santa Clara.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) San Jose.

2. In what location does Tam hide when things are tense in the house?
(a) The attic.
(b) The cellar.
(c) The treehouse.
(d) The closet.

3. Bui tells Nguyen that she had done what it took to get out of what California city?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Sacramento.

4. Bo explains that "Saigon had its own" what called "the Binh Xuyen" (176)?
(a) Shipping port.
(b) Government.
(c) Mafia.
(d) Problems.

5. Thi includes a portrait of her mother that Thi had drawn at what age?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what California city was the high school Bui helped to open?

2. In what year does Ma say she was born?

3. Ma says that her mother had taken what action whenever Thi had climbed into her lap?

4. How many young children are still in the home when Bo takes over most of the parenting?

5. When Bui feels a particular emotion after the birth of her son, a "wave of" (22) what emotion for Ma washes over her?

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