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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 food did the family start having in Chapter 18?
(a) Fish.
(b) Roast beef.
(c) Pork.
(d) Smoked chicken.

2. What did a man that Qian saw on the subway daily in Chapter 15 pretend to be?
(a) Crippled in one arm.
(b) Blind.
(c) Deaf.
(d) Crippled in one leg.

3. In Chapter 20, how much did Julia spend daily buying a Good Humor ice cream bar from the vending machine at school?
(a) 40 cents.
(b) 60 cents.
(c) 75 cents.
(d) 50 cents.

4. In Chapter 11, where did Qian try to hide a stray cat?
(a) Under her bed.
(b) Vacant bedroom.
(c) Closet.
(d) Shrine.

5. What type of car did James Lombardi drive in Chapter 13?
(a) Cadillac.
(b) Lincoln Town Car.
(c) Lexus.
(d) Toyota Camry.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what was the name of the sister who picked up Qian for a sleepover at Elaine's house?

2. What was Qian watching her friends play at recess when she fell in Chapter 22?

3. In Chapter 20, what was the one dish that Vincent could fix?

4. At the hair place, how long were Qian's mother's shifts?

5. How many Polly Pockets did Qian find in the trash on shopping day in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did lying make Qian feel in Chapter 21?

2. What bad habits did Qian slip into in fourth grade and why?

3. In Chapter 11, what was Qian's new home like?

4. What was shopping day, and what was Qian's favorite find?

5. What job did Qian's mother, Crane, get in Chapter 17?

6. How did Vincent feel about Marilyn, and what did he do to her one night?

7. How did Qian get a cat?

8. In Chapter 18, what did Qian realize she wanted to do when she grew up, and how did people respond to her dream?

9. What did a woman named Mimi tell Qian and her mother about James Lombardi?

10. How did Qian hurt herself in Chapter 22?

(see the answer keys)

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