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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bui worries most about which aspect of her parenting while she is still in the hospital after having her son?
(a) Breast-feeding.
(b) Washing.
(c) Holding.
(d) Bonding.

2. Thi tells a story about her Bo that involves what kind of body of water in Hai Phong?
(a) A pond.
(b) A bay.
(c) A marsh.
(d) A lake.

3. Ma flies from California to attend the birth of which of her grandchildren?
(a) Her first.
(b) Her fourth.
(c) Her eighth.
(d) Her third.

4. The preface of the graphic memoir is dated July of what year?
(a) 2014.
(b) 2004.
(c) 2012.
(d) 2016.

5. Bui states in the Preface that she helped to open what sort of high school?
(a) Alternative.
(b) Drama.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Magnet.

6. How many young children are still in the home when Bo takes over most of the parenting?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

7. In what year does Thi move with her husband and son from New York City to a new place?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2006.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2013.

8. Thi states that her parents had escaped from Vietnam by using what form of transport?
(a) A plane.
(b) A boat.
(c) A bus.
(d) A train.

9. When Chapter 2 begins in 2015, in what California city is it set?
(a) Sacramento.
(b) San Jose.
(c) Santa Clara.
(d) Berkeley.

10. What movie does Thi recall watching at the age of 5?
(a) A Nightmare on Elm Street.
(b) The Godfather.
(c) The Exorcist.
(d) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

11. What adjective does Thi use to describe the "demons" (68) from her parents' pasts that had haunted Thi's childhood home?
(a) Relentless.
(b) Evil.
(c) Unexorcised.
(d) Deceptive.

12. With what assessment of Ma's does Bo disagree in Chapter 3?
(a) That Bo was not present at Bich's birth.
(b) That Bo was not present at Lan's birth.
(c) That Bo was not present at Ma's fortieth birthday party.
(d) That Bo was not present at Tam's birth.

13. Ma alleges that Bo had been taking what action during the birth of one of their children?
(a) Chopping wood.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Drinking at the bar.
(d) Attending the movies.

14. Thi witnesses which person get spat on as he is called a racial slur?
(a) Bo.
(b) Ma.
(c) Lan.
(d) Tam.

15. In what location does Tam hide when things are tense in the house?
(a) The closet.
(b) The treehouse.
(c) The attic.
(d) The cellar.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the preface of The Best We Could Do, Bui states that the "seeds of this book were planted" in what year?

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

3. When the nurse brings in a tray of surgical instruments, Bui feels her heart take what action?

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

5. What is Bui seeking when she meets with Viet Thanh Nguyen?

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