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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thi states that her "memories of [Bo] live in" (64) what kind of dwelling?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) An apartment building.
(c) A bank.
(d) A park.

2. When the nurse brings in a tray of surgical instruments, Bui feels her heart take what action?
(a) Move into her throat.
(b) Drop.
(c) Go black.
(d) Skip a beat.

3. In what year did Japan send troops to "block Chinese supply routes" (102)?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1942.

4. Who is the oldest of Bui's sisters?
(a) Bich.
(b) Bo.
(c) Lan.
(d) Thanh.

5. What procedure does Bui want to avoid if at all possible during the birth of her son?
(a) An episiotomy.
(b) An epidural.
(c) A repair of a genital tear.
(d) A Caesarean section.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 1, entitled "Labor," takes place in what location?

2. What does Bo do while Ma is working at her first job in America?

3. Thi says that the last time Bo saw his mother was during "the height of the" (111) what?

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

5. Thi witnesses which person get spat on as he is called a racial slur?

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