To what extent are we able to separate ourselves from our parents’ cultures and beliefs? To what extent are we able to become our own individual, rather than simply the product of our family and culture? Use examples from the text to support your position.

Who or what is Quy? Do you believe he is actually the lost son of Cam and Tuan? Why or why not? Provide direct evidence from the text. 

The novel plays with perspective, often using multiple perspectives in one chapter. Choose one chapter and explicate it, paying careful attention to the shifting perspective and explaining how this shift contributes to (or complicates) meaning in the novel.