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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 5, what grade was Qian to start in September?
(a) 3rd.
(b) Kindergarten.
(c) 1st.
(d) 2nd.

2. What did Qian's father teach in China?
(a) French literature.
(b) Chinese history.
(c) English history.
(d) English literature.

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

4. In Chapter 7, what type of baked goods would Qian's mother buy occasionally?
(a) Hostess.
(b) Entenmann's.
(c) Nabisco.
(d) Little Debbie.

5. What did Qian score on her first spelling test in Chapter 6?
(a) 25%.
(b) 41%.
(c) 28%.
(d) 33%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What colors are on the Chinese flag?

2. In Chapter 7, how long did it take Qian's family to make their Sunday dinner?

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

4. In Chapter 3, what did Qian drop and break when she helped her mother with grocery shopping for the first time after her father left?

5. Where was Qian's father working in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Qian get transferred back to her first classroom when she was moved to a classroom for special needs children?

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

3. How hungry was Qian in Chapter 7?

4. How did Qian become vindictive in Chapter 7?

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

6. What did Qian buy for a secret Santa gift in Chapter 9, and how was it received?

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

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

9. What did Qian's parents do for her when she had chickenpox?

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

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