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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leon want to buy Mah at the Goodwill with the $25 he gets from working at the cafe?
(a) A ring
(b) Flowers
(c) An unneeded stereo
(d) A jade plant

2. What kinds of dinners do the two sisters make their toast to as they sit in the restaurant?
(a) Fish
(b) Sushi
(c) Steak
(d) Squab

3. Leila talks to Mason about a ___________ to her her forgive and to forget.
(a) Prayer
(b) Song
(c) Poem
(d) Ritual

4. Where do Leila and Mason find Leon, though he is shocked to see them there?
(a) Diner
(b) Bar
(c) Bus stop
(d) Grocery store

5. What does Leila want to sign Leon up for, so she takes him over to the office in the city?
(a) Medicare
(b) Welfare
(c) Medicaid
(d) Social Security

6. Leila's first case as a family counselor is with the parents of ____________ who do not show up or answer the phone.
(a) Roger Lee
(b) Sabrina Wu
(c) Edward Yee
(d) Andrew Cheng

7. Nina thinks Leila has gained ______________ by helping their parents, while Leila admires Nina for doing what she wants.
(a) Counseling experience
(b) Sainthood
(c) Peace of mind
(d) Mental toughness

8. Who is Leila's favorite of all of Leon's fleabag friends, so she seeks him out to find Leon?
(a) You Thin Toy
(b) Nam Ping Yuen
(c) Terrence Bay
(d) Mason Louie

9. Who is the national guide assigned to Nina's tour that Nina confesses to liking?
(a) Chen
(b) Jerry
(c) Zeke
(d) Zhang

10. Mason says that __________ is too much like Leon, keeping everything, remembering everything.
(a) Mah
(b) Ona
(c) Nina
(d) Leila

11. What is the one fact of Leon's life that he cannot document with any certainty because of so many aliases?
(a) Name
(b) Birth date
(c) Address
(d) Place of birth

12. On what part of the area did Leon arrive when he first came to the United States?
(a) Alcatraz
(b) Treasure Island
(c) Marin
(d) Angel Island

13. What has Mah stacked in a pagoda pattern on top of the television for Leon's arrival?
(a) Coins
(b) Cookies
(c) Ship figurines
(d) Oranges

14. Leila muses that her sister must have a map of ___________ in her head, while Leila only has Chinatown.
(a) New York
(b) San Francisco
(c) China
(d) Japan

15. Grandpa looks like one of the Eight Holy ________________, sun-leathered skin, elephant eyes, and slow moving.
(a) Mortals
(b) Monks
(c) Immortals
(d) Ghosts

Short Answer Questions

1. Leila's _________ reminds her of Leon letting his three giggly girls sip his at banquets.

2. Leon claims the family's bad luck started when he broke his promise to return Grandpa Leong's _____ to China.

3. Where is Mason Louie's repair shop located in the city where Leon and Leila live?

4. Leila does not want the big ___________ that Mah insists on having to meet her obligations to relatives.

5. Since Ona killed herself, it has been too hard for __________ to live with Mah on Salmon Alley.

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