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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What law school did Qian attend?

3. What did Qian's father teach in China?

4. Why was Qian's grandmother confined to bed in the later visits Qian remembered?

5. What did Qian's mother teach in China?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happened to Wang Lao Shi's eldest brother?

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

8. In Chapter 5, what jobs did Qian and her mother get?

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

10. How did Qian become vindictive in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Qian’s parents had to work menial jobs in New York City. Why did Qian’s parents have to work menial jobs? How did working these jobs affect their sense of self and identity?

Essay Topic 2

The Wangs rarely had the basics most people consider essential. What basics did the Wangs lack? How did they have to furnish their home? Were the Wangs considered to be impoverished?

Essay Topic 3

Qian decided early that she wanted to be a lawyer. How did family, friends, and teachers react to her dream? Did their lack of encouragement deter her from following her dream?

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