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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the temperature outside in Chapter 9 when the landlady turned off the heat?
(a) 25 degrees.
(b) 15 degrees.
(c) 10 degrees.
(d) 20 degrees.

3. How did Qian describe the landlady in Chapter 4?
(a) White.
(b) Cantonese.
(c) Puerto Rican.
(d) Black.

4. When Qian would ride home after preschool with her mother on her bike, what did Qian always like to get to eat?
(a) Quails.
(b) Scorpions.
(c) Frog legs.
(d) Silkworms.

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

6. When Qian and her mother went to America, what did they put on their suitcases to identify them?
(a) Lanyards.
(b) Scarves.
(c) Ribbons.
(d) Bandanas.

7. Where did Qian's father take her on her first day of school in America?
(a) Zoo.
(b) Park.
(c) Their apartment.
(d) Sweatshop.

8. In Chapter 8, from whom did Qian's father get a job?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Landlord.
(c) Social worker.
(d) Private investigator.

9. In China, what did Qian's family used to dip their dumplings in?
(a) Soy sauce.
(b) Gralic sauce.
(c) Sweet-sour vinegar.
(d) Chinese mustard.

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

11. What is the first picture book Qian remembers reading in Chapter 6?
(a) Goodnight Moon.
(b) The Cat in the Hat.
(c) Green Eggs and Ham.
(d) Clifford.

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

13. In China, how long did it take Qian on school days not to wake with tears?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 4 days.

14. Where did Qian's father go every week before he left for America?
(a) Bar.
(b) Pool hall.
(c) Dance hall.
(d) Sporting center.

15. What colors are on the Chinese flag?
(a) Red and yellow.
(b) Red and white.
(c) Red, yellow, and green.
(d) Red, white, and blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Qian's first bike like?

2. What did Qian score on her first spelling test in Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 5, what grade was Qian to start in September?

4. In Chapter 7, what type of baked goods would Qian's mother buy occasionally?

5. What school did Qian attend in Chapter 8?

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