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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jin's Transformer change into?
(a) A truck.
(b) A sports car.
(c) A fire engine.
(d) An airplane.

2. When Jin is little, what does he call his mother?
(a) Mommy.
(b) Ama.
(c) Ma-ma.
(d) Muqin.

3. What famous historical person is depicted in the story's first panel, on page 7?
(a) Deng Xiaoping.
(b) Mao Zedong.
(c) Lao-Tzu.
(d) Confucius.

4. What are the gods depicted eating on page 7?
(a) Egg tarts.
(b) Bao buns.
(c) Passion fruit.
(d) Peaches.

5. What does Jin's friendship with Peter Garbinsky show about Jin?
(a) He is awkward and does not really know how to be a good friend.
(b) He is so lonely that he is willing to be friends with someone who is kind of mean to him.
(c) He is the kind of person who does not judge others.
(d) He is curious about people who have lifestyles that are different from his own.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Greg different from the other boys in Jin's class?

2. What traditional Chinese object does the herbalist's wife use?

3. Why do all of the other kids in Jin's apartment building come to his apartment on Saturday mornings?

4. Who is Suzy Nakamura?

5. What is the name of Jin's third grade teacher?

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