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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What constant within society does Thi had "riled [Ma] up" (225)?
(a) Surveillance.
(b) Neighborhood meetings.
(c) Work shortages.
(d) Famine.

2. Bui names Viet Thanh Nguyen as the winner of what sort of award?
(a) An Emmy.
(b) An Oscar.
(c) A Pulitzer.
(d) A Tony.

3. During Thi's parents' escape attempt, what happened to the boat?
(a) It sank.
(b) It caught fire.
(c) It hit a river island.
(d) It hit a rocky shore.

4. In what year did the event take place that "the victors" call "Liberation Day" (211)?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1972.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Ma to avoid the abortion she is technically required to have?

2. Bo explains that the term "nguy" (221) could be applied to anyone in what location?

3. After moving her own family to be closer to her parents, Thi realizes that what two elements are "not the same" (31)?

4. What action had Bo's grandfather taken in relation to Bo's grandmother just before she had left forever?

5. Bo names which person as providing him with the necessary documents to transfer to a school in Saigon?

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