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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did Qian make for each piece where she trimmed threads at the sweatshop?
(a) 4 cents.
(b) 1 cent.
(c) 2 cents.
(d) 3 cents.

2. When did Qian arrive in America?
(a) July 29, 1994.
(b) May 11, 1994.
(c) August 23, 1994.
(d) June 7, 1994.

3. About how wide was the television that Qian began watching in the shrine in Chapter 4?
(a) 8 inches.
(b) 14 inches.
(c) 10 inches.
(d) 12 inches.

4. Where did Qian's father say he worked before she and her mother came to America?
(a) A place for old people.
(b) Farm.
(c) A place for crazy people.
(d) Janitorial service.

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

6. In prekindergarten, how long were Qian and her classmates supposed to take a nap at midday?
(a) An hour.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) An hour and a half.

7. What law school did Qian attend?
(a) Stanford.
(b) Yale.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Harvard.

8. What did Qian's family eat on Sundays in Chapter 7?
(a) Noodles.
(b) Won tons.
(c) Dumplings.
(d) Fried rice.

9. How long were the shifts at the sweatshop in Chapter 5?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 14 hours.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) 12 hours.

10. How old was Qian's father when he remembers shooting a toy gun and then seeing men hanged in a tree?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

11. What did Lao Lao mail the Wangs in Chapter 9?
(a) Jackets.
(b) Mittens.
(c) Sweaters.
(d) Snow pants.

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

13. In Chapter 8, what did Qian's father's co-workers Ms. Zhu eat every day for lunch?
(a) Noodles and fish.
(b) Stir-fried fish cakes.
(c) Fried rice.
(d) Rice and chicken.

14. When Qian and her family flew to America, how many days before was her seventh birthday?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

15. What color cloth covered the windows where Qian's mother started to work in Chapter 5?
(a) Tan and green.
(b) White.
(c) Red and black.
(d) Brown and beige.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, how old was the Wangs landlady?

2. In China, how long did it take Qian on school days not to wake with tears?

3. What was Qian's first bike like?

4. How old was Qian's mother when she published two textbooks on mathematics and computer science?

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

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