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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the preface of The Best We Could Do, Bui states that the "seeds of this book were planted" in what year?
(a) 2002.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1998.
(d) 2006.

2. How many years after Ma's suicide attempt does she bring up the subject with Thi for the first time?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 5.

3. What is Bui seeking when she meets with Viet Thanh Nguyen?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Answers.
(c) Peace.
(d) Adventure.

4. How old was Thi when her parents separated?
(a) 21.
(b) 13.
(c) 7.
(d) 19.

5. Thi and her siblings go to bed at what time every night while under the care of Bo?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Seven o'clock.
(c) They do not have a bedtime.
(d) Nine o'clock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once all of Thi's family lives in the same state, where does Ma live?

2. What happened during the very last time Bo ever saw his mother?

3. The city of Hai Phong is how far away from the border of China?

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. When Chapter 2 begins in 2015, in what California city is it set?

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