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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ma says that she stayed in what types of schools throughout her "entire education" (140)?
(a) Public.
(b) French.
(c) Korean.
(d) Vietnamese.

2. What source does Thi NOT name among her childhood sources of knowledge about America?
(a) Her sisters' attendance of school.
(b) Ma's citizenship class.
(c) Books.
(d) Television.

3. The Bui family's "neighborhood monitor" (221) is also referred to by what term?
(a) The magistrate.
(b) The cadre.
(c) The general.
(d) The commander.

4. Bo names which person as providing him with the necessary documents to transfer to a school in Saigon?
(a) His father.
(b) His teacher.
(c) His school principal.
(d) His grandfather.

5. 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 little boy.
(b) When he was a young man.
(c) When he was an infant.
(d) When he was a teenager.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bui worries most about which aspect of her parenting while she is still in the hospital after having her son?

2. What procedure does Bui want to avoid if at all possible during the birth of her son?

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

4. In what city do Thi's memories of Bo "live" (64)?

5. During Thi's parents' escape attempt, what happened to the boat?

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