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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 father when his eldest brother was arrested?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

2. In China, how long did it take Qian on school days not to wake with tears?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 8 days.

3. What did Lao Lao mail the Wangs in Chapter 9?
(a) Snow pants.
(b) Mittens.
(c) Sweaters.
(d) Jackets.

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

5. In Chapter 4, on what floor was the bedroom where the Wangs lived?
(a) 1st.
(b) 2nd.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 4th.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Qian's first day of school in Chapter 6, where did her father say that he would take her?

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

3. In Chatper 7, what did Qian put on a package of ice cream in their shared kitchen?

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

5. Where did Qian and her mother land in Chapter 2 for their first connection to America?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened the first time that Qian and her mother went grocery shopping after her father left?

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

4. How did Qian become vindictive in Chapter 7?

5. How hungry was Qian in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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