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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the panel depicting Thi's family members, Bich says, "It's pronounced" (29) in what way?
(a) Bick.
(b) Bict.
(c) Beek.
(d) Bitch.

2. Chapter 3 begins in what location?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) Miami.
(d) Peru.

3. The action Bui's heart takes when she sees the surgical instrument is the same she remembers from a time when Bo had talked openly about what subject?
(a) Defection.
(b) Rape.
(c) American soldiers.
(d) Sex.

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

5. For what reason is Bo unable to teach in America?
(a) His English is not strong enough.
(b) He does not have the money to travel to interviews.
(c) His license is expired.
(d) His license is not recognized in America.

6. When Bui feels a particular emotion after the birth of her son, a "wave of" (22) what emotion for Ma washes over her?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Nostalgia.
(d) Anger.

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

8. Chapter 1, entitled "Labor," takes place in what location?
(a) New York.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Miami.

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

10. When Bich runs away from home, Ma takes what action?
(a) She attempts suicide.
(b) She slaps Lan.
(c) She calls the police.
(d) She disowns Bich.

11. Bui tells Nguyen that she had gotten good grades and taken what other action in order to get scholarships?
(a) Performed hundreds of hours of community service.
(b) Run for Class President.
(c) Worked three jobs.
(d) Been the valedictorian of her class.

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

13. Chapter 2: "Rewind, Reverse" begins in 2015, but quickly moves to what other year?
(a) 1987.
(b) 2006.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2001.

14. After moving her own family to be closer to her parents, Thi realizes that what two elements are "not the same" (31)?
(a) Safety and security.
(b) Beauty and wisdom.
(c) Proximity and closeness.
(d) Nostalgia and memory.

15. In what year did Japan send troops to "block Chinese supply routes" (102)?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1950.

Short Answer Questions

1. What source does Thi NOT name among her childhood sources of knowledge about America?

2. Thi states in Chapter 2 that she has "figured out, more or less, how to" (29) take what action in regard to her "little family" (29)?

3. Bui states in the Preface that she helped to open what sort of high school?

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

5. To what state do Thi and her family move in an effort to be emotionally closer to her parents?

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