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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. How old was Qian's mother when she published two textbooks on mathematics and computer science?
(a) 36.
(b) 34.
(c) 31.
(d) 33.

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

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

4. How many dumplings does Qian's mother remember that Qian ate when she had a competition with Lao Ye to see who could eat the most?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

5. In Chapter 8, what did Qian's father's boss give her?
(a) Marbles.
(b) Book.
(c) Ball and jacks.
(d) Ladybug.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Qian's family have for groceries every week in Chapter 7?

2. In Chapter 9, what was the limit for secret Santa gifts in Qian's class?

3. Where did Qian's mother get a job in Chapter 8?

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

5. Where did Qian's father's boss in Chapter 8 go to law school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Qian discover Chatham Square?

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

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

5. How did Qian become vindictive in Chapter 7?

6. How hungry was Qian in Chapter 7?

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

8. In Chapter 0, what happy memory did Qian have with her parents?

9. What job did Qian's father get in Chapter 8?

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

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