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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The organizer of Bo and Ma's escape attempt has what name?
(a) Mr. Son.
(b) Mr. Chau.
(c) Mr. Dien.
(d) Mrs. Kieu.

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

3. Who helps Ma to avoid the abortion she is technically required to have?
(a) A student.
(b) Ma's mother.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A teacher.

4. Thi is depicted as trying what kind of juice in Malaysia?
(a) Tomato.
(b) Apple.
(c) Chrysanthemum.
(d) Lilac.

5. What is Bo's reply when Ma tells him that she had been given a particular object by Bo's father?
(a) Crush it.
(b) Throw it away.
(c) Sell it.
(d) Burn it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Speaking about her mother, Ma says, "I hated it when my mother" (142) took what action?

2. The text states that "an estimated 94,000" soldiers from what country died trying to reclaim their country's colony?

3. When Bo's father came to visit Bo, it had been how many years since they had seen one another?

4. How old is the only child of Bo and Ma when people start to say that Saigon will "become a sea of blood" (214)?

5. In what year did the event take place that "the victors" call "Liberation Day" (211)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bui elicit pathos within Chapter 7, entitled "Heroes and Losers"?

2. What is the meaning of the term "nguy" (221)?

3. What action does Bui depict in order to symbolize Ma's dedication to her children?

4. What objects must the Bui family burn when the Communists begin to search the people's homes?

5. In what year does Bo arrive in Saigon for the first time and to which of Thi's own experiences does she visually compare the moment in Bo's life?

6. How does Bui visually depict the many different perspectives about April 30, 1975?

7. What extreme action do Bo and Hai take in order to keep Hai's children quiet during the escape?

8. How do the policies of the Communist party affect the Bui family?

9. What do the glamorous photographs of Ma symbolize to Thi during her childhood?

10. What is ironic about Ma's openness with Travis, as depicted within the setting of the car?

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