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What does the narrator do when someone from his past calls out his name in the street?
What does the narrator do when someone from his past calls out his name in the street?
- He engages in a physical altercation with the person.
- He stops and confronts the person.
- He ignores the calls and keeps moving, letting the name fall around him. (correct)
- He acknowledges the person but denies his identity.
What recurring image does the narrator associate with his father in the beginning of the excerpt?
What recurring image does the narrator associate with his father in the beginning of the excerpt?
- His father cooking family meals.
- His father working in the garden.
- His father always leaving. (correct)
- His father teaching him how to fight.
What does the narrator's mother say that he inherited from his father?
What does the narrator's mother say that he inherited from his father?
- His eyes, nose, dark skin, silence, and poisonous temper. (correct)
- His skills as a welder.
- His love for gardening.
- His calm and quiet demeanor.
What is the narrator's most vivid memory from the night he left Vietnam?
What is the narrator's most vivid memory from the night he left Vietnam?
What job did the narrator's father NOT have in America?
What job did the narrator's father NOT have in America?
What activity did the narrator and his father enjoy doing together at the library?
What activity did the narrator and his father enjoy doing together at the library?
What does the father announce when emptying his pockets onto the dining room table?
What does the father announce when emptying his pockets onto the dining room table?
What did the father's eyes seem to do when he looked at a person?
What did the father's eyes seem to do when he looked at a person?
What was a common topic of conversation between the narrator's father and his Vietnamese friend?
What was a common topic of conversation between the narrator's father and his Vietnamese friend?
What did the narrator's father do when he couldn't spell his name correctly in English?
What did the narrator's father do when he couldn't spell his name correctly in English?
What activity of the father's is characterized by exhaustion and recklessness?
What activity of the father's is characterized by exhaustion and recklessness?
What does the garden trench digging incident reveal about the father?
What does the garden trench digging incident reveal about the father?
What does the narrator resolve to do in order to protect himself from his father's dark side?
What does the narrator resolve to do in order to protect himself from his father's dark side?
What does the narrator's father apologize for during the conference with the counselors?
What does the narrator's father apologize for during the conference with the counselors?
What prompts the narrator's mother to ask if he is hungry during their phone call?
What prompts the narrator's mother to ask if he is hungry during their phone call?
What does the narrator's father do before leaving the bedroom at night?
What does the narrator's father do before leaving the bedroom at night?
What is the narrator's father searching for in the world according to narrator?
What is the narrator's father searching for in the world according to narrator?
What is the narrator's reaction to watching his father begin to dance at the party?
What is the narrator's reaction to watching his father begin to dance at the party?
What natural disasters are shown on the news that the father is watching?
What natural disasters are shown on the news that the father is watching?
What does the narrator think of when he sees his father struggling to stand and hiccupping?
What does the narrator think of when he sees his father struggling to stand and hiccupping?
Flashcards
What does 'keep moving' mean in the story?
What does 'keep moving' mean in the story?
Moving constantly, even with injuries, to avoid being caught or recognized.
What did the father teach the narrator?
What did the father teach the narrator?
The narrator's father taught her how to emotionally detach and remain resilient, even in difficult circumstances.
What does the father's wary expression signify?
What does the father's wary expression signify?
A feeling of wariness and a desire to protect oneself from vulnerability or exposure.
What jobs did the father have in America?
What jobs did the father have in America?
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What habit represents the father's effort to maintain boundaries?
What habit represents the father's effort to maintain boundaries?
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What do the vanishing colors symbolize?
What do the vanishing colors symbolize?
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What do small rooms crowded with people symbolize?
What do small rooms crowded with people symbolize?
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What does 'falling' symbolize for the father?
What does 'falling' symbolize for the father?
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