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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Bo and Ma are depicted as hearing via what source that the Khmer Rouge have taken the capital of Cambodia?
2. Ngo Dinh Diem was the prime minister of what area of Vietnam when he decided to fight the Binh Xuyen?
3. Thi says that Ma's friends would often tell Thi that she looked like her mother, "but not as" (132) what?
4. The violence in Saigon resulted in the destruction of whose opium?
5. On the same page that contains a unique type of media, Thi states, "We were now" what kind of "people" (267)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What objects must the Bui family burn when the Communists begin to search the people's homes?
2. What is the meaning of the term "nguy" (221)?
3. Describe the origins of Bui's memoir The Best We Could Do.
4. What two poses does Thi use to depict her childhood sketches of Ma?
5. For what specific purpose does Bui depict Ma's dedication to her children?
6. One day a box arrives at the Bui home and it is from Vietnam. What is contained inside?
7. What do the glamourous photographs of Ma symbolize to Thi after she becomes an adult?
8. In what way did the Communist party leaders use language to mask their true actions?
9. Who was Truong Chinh and whom did he emulate?
10. What is Thi's hypothesis about why one particular person in her life is difficult for her to write about?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within The Best We Could Do and what is Bui’s message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how and why Bui instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of The Best We Could Do.
Essay Topic 3
How is the role of motherhood treated within The Best We Could Do and how does its treatment relate to the memoir's depicted messages?
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