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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. What did Qian's mother teach in China?
(a) Math.
(b) Calculus.
(c) Biology.
(d) Chemistry.

2. Where did Qian's father's boss in Chapter 8 go to law school?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Yale.
(d) NYU.

3. When Qian's father found a TV by trash bags that he brought home, what was Qian's favorite show?
(a) Reading Rainbow.
(b) The Puzzle Place.
(c) Wishbone.
(d) Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

4. In Chapter 8, from whom did Qian's father get a job?
(a) Social worker.
(b) Private investigator.
(c) Landlord.
(d) Lawyer.

5. What law school did Qian attend?
(a) Yale.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Harvard.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, how old was the Wangs landlady?

2. Where did Qian's father say he worked before she and her mother came to America?

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

4. In Chapter 10, what was the name of the public library that Qian's teacher took her and her class to?

5. In prekindergarten, how long were Qian and her classmates supposed to take a nap at midday?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where did Qian and her parents live in Chapter 4?

5. How did Qian discover Chatham Square?

6. Why did Qian love libraries and books?

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

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

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

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

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