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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 11, how much was congee in the area where Qian's mother was a salon apprentice?
(a) 60 cents.
(b) 35 cents.
(c) 40 cents.
(d) 55 cents.

2. What would wake Qian in pain in Chapter 18?
(a) Teeth.
(b) Legs.
(c) Fingers.
(d) Head.

3. In Chapter 21, how much did Qian pay for a rubber stamps with the name Julie on it?
(a) $5.99.
(b) $4.99.
(c) $3.99.
(d) $2.99.

4. When Qian's mother made tea for Henry Yee in Chapter 17, how many times did she spit in the cup?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

5. Where could the Wangs sometimes get free samples of sunflower seeds and nuts in Chapter 21?
(a) Korean stores.
(b) Jewish stores.
(c) Chinese stores.
(d) Health food stores.

6. When Qian went with Lin Ah Yi to the library in Chapter 23, how many books did she check out?
(a) 5.
(b) 11.
(c) 8.
(d) 3.

7. In Chapter 17, where did Qian's mother begin working?
(a) Janitorial service.
(b) Manufacturing plant.
(c) Sweatshop.
(d) Warehouse.

8. When Qian was nine, where did she plan to go to law school?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) Yale.
(d) Stanford.

9. What did Elaine's parents do for a living?
(a) Sewed buttons.
(b) Worked in a grocery.
(c) Worked in a manufacturing plant.
(d) Worked at a cannery.

10. In Chapter 15, what was Qian reading when she realized a man was watching her?
(a) Baby-Sitters Club.
(b) Ramona Quimby.
(c) Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.
(d) Stuart Little.

11. In Chapter 19, what did Qian name her cat?
(a) Grace.
(b) Vivien.
(c) Marilyn.
(d) Audrey.

12. What did a man that Qian saw on the subway daily in Chapter 15 pretend to be?
(a) Deaf.
(b) Crippled in one leg.
(c) Blind.
(d) Crippled in one arm.

13. What was the only language that Elaine's mother spoke?
(a) Cantonese.
(b) Mizo.
(c) Jizhao.
(d) Lakkia.

14. What type of chair did Qian find one shopping day in Chapter 12?
(a) Wooden dining chair.
(b) Wooden counter chair.
(c) Plastic lawn chair.
(d) Folding chair.

15. Who did Qian read about that taught her that lawyers did not have to be men or white?
(a) Clarence Thomas and Sandra Day O'Connor.
(b) Benjamin Cardozo and Sonia Sotomayor.
(c) Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Thurgood Marshall.
(d) Clarence Thomas and Elena Kagan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Crane tell Qian that Vincent was gone when she was very pregnant and there was turbulent weather?

2. What did Qian use to hide her injury from her fall at recess in Chapter 22?

3. When did Qian visit her mother in the hospital in Chapter 22?

4. How did Qian get rid of the man who tried to follow her in Chapter 15?

5. What shape was the keychain that Lao Ye gavie Qian when she left China?

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