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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Qian would ask questions her teachers said were unnecessary, how many times would she have to write that she was sorry?
(a) 150.
(b) 50.
(c) 100.
(d) 200.

2. In Chapter 9, how old was the Wangs landlady?
(a) 78.
(b) 90s.
(c) 80s.
(d) 84.

3. Where was Qian's father working in Chapter 6?
(a) Landscaping business.
(b) Canning factory.
(c) Laundromat.
(d) Meat-packing plant.

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

5. How much did Qian spend on a secret Santa gift in Chapter 9?
(a) About $2.
(b) Just under $3.
(c) $3.15.
(d) $2.75.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8 at the sushi factory, what color plastic suit did a woman wear who took the bin of fish behind steel doors?

2. When Qian's father found a TV by trash bags that he brought home, what was Qian's favorite show?

3. What was Qian's first bike like?

4. What is the first picture book Qian remembers reading in Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 8, what did Qian's father's co-workers Ms. Zhu eat every day for lunch?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Qian become vindictive in Chapter 7?

2. What is Qian's father's earliest memory?

3. How did Qian and her mother get a visa to see Qian's father in America?

4. How did Qian discover Chatham Square?

5. How hungry was Qian in Chapter 7?

6. What did Qian and her mother do for Christmas?

7. Who was assigned to help Qian in school in Chapter 6, and what did the girl tell her at lunchtime?

8. In Chapter 5, what jobs did Qian and her mother get?

9. In Chapter 6, when and why did Qian stop believing her father?

10. What does Qian say about arriving in the United States and her life there in "How It Began"?

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