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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Travis?
(a) Bui's husband.
(b) Bui's uncle.
(c) Bui's nephew.
(d) Bui's father.

3. Transcripts of whose voices formed the foundation of the memoir's creation?
(a) Bui's grandparents.
(b) Bui's siblings.
(c) Bui's aunts and uncles.
(d) Bui's parents.

4. What two armies forced the Vietnamese people to uproot their rice in order to plant jute?
(a) French and Japanese.
(b) Chinese and Japanese.
(c) Chinese and Korean.
(d) Korean and Indonesian.

5. What happened during the very last time Bo ever saw his mother?
(a) Bo's father beat up his mother and threw her out.
(b) Bo's mother crossed the border into China.
(c) Bo's mother kissed him goodbye and told him to be good.
(d) Bo's grandfather beat up Bo's grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Thi when her parents separated?

2. As a child, Thi imagined herself and her family becoming "a little more" (65) what each day?

3. Thi states that to understand her father's personality, she needs to understand what happened to him during what time period?

4. What adjective does Thi use to describe the "demons" (68) from her parents' pasts that had haunted Thi's childhood home?

5. For what reason is Bo unable to teach in America?

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