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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thi states that to understand her father's personality, she needs to understand what happened to him during what time period?
(a) When he was a teenager.
(b) When he was a young man.
(c) When he was an infant.
(d) When he was a little boy.

2. What is the earliest date included on the visual timeline of Vietnam's history that Bui includes before Chapter 1?
(a) 1345 A.D.
(b) 740 B.C.
(c) 111 B.C.
(d) 354 A.D.

3. On the same page that contains a unique type of media, Thi states, "We were now" what kind of "people" (267)?
(a) Immigrant.
(b) American.
(c) Poor.
(d) Boat.

4. On the first page of Chapter 7: "Heroes and Losers," Bui depicts a famous image of Saigon that includes what form of transportation?
(a) A tank.
(b) A train.
(c) A helicopter.
(d) A biplane.

5. How many pages of strictly visual images does Bui use to depict the stars the night of the escape?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of darkness does Thi remember inside her childhood home?

2. What sort of merchant had poisoned the waters near Bo's boyhood home?

3. Bo states that "The New Economic Zones" (222) were actually what?

4. For what purpose is jute NOT said to be used?

5. Bo is depicted as taking the rest of the family to what type of location after Ma leaves for the hospital?

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