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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. In Chapter 4, where did Qian and her family live?
(a) Bronx.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Queens.

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

3. What color dress does a girl wear who has to change desks because of Qian in Chapter 6?
(a) Pink.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, where does Qian spend lunch her first day of school?

2. Where did Qian's father take her on her first day of school in America?

3. How long before Qian and her mother went to America did her father go?

4. In Chapter 8, what did Qian's father's boss give her?

5. What was Qian's father's English name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was it like working for Qian's mother working at the sushi-processing plant?

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

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

5. How did Qian and her mother get off the plane in Japan?

6. How would Qian and her mother make phone calls to Qian's father when he was in the United States?

7. What did Qian's mother suffer from when traveling, and when was her sickness particularly bad?

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

9. How hungry was Qian in Chapter 7?

10. What would Qian's family eat on Sundays?

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