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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through How It Began to Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Qian's father always like to wear when he taught in China?
(a) Black gloves.
(b) Red bow tie.
(c) Black bow tie.
(d) White gloves.

2. When Qian's father found a TV by trash bags that he brought home, what was Qian's favorite show?
(a) Wishbone.
(b) The Puzzle Place.
(c) Reading Rainbow.
(d) Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

3. Where did Qian and her mother land in Chapter 2 for their first connection to America?
(a) South Korea.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Japan.

4. Why was Qian's grandmother confined to bed in the later visits Qian remembered?
(a) She had a stroke.
(b) She broke her hip.
(c) She had ALS.
(d) She had a heart attack.

5. What was Qian's first bike like?
(a) White with pink tassels.
(b) Pink with a loud horn.
(c) Blue with yellow tassels.
(d) White with a loud horn.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Qian's father when his eldest brother was arrested?

2. How many steps did Qian remember climbing on Sunday nights to make a call to her father?

3. About how wide was the television that Qian began watching in the shrine in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 4, on what floor was the bedroom where the Wangs lived?

5. What color cloth covered the windows where Qian's mother started to work in Chapter 5?

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