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

2. When Qian's father found a TV by trash bags that he brought home, what was Qian's favorite show?

3. In Chapter 2, where did Qian remember that she had a hamburger once?

4. In Chapter 8, why did Qian's mother leave a job busing tables?

5. When Qian would ride home after preschool with her mother on her bike, what did Qian always like to get to eat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Qian become vindictive in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

6. How hungry was Qian in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

10. What did Qian and her mother do for Christmas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Qian was given a pet cat. Why did Qian’s father hate the cat? What role did superstition play in her not being able to keep the cat?

Essay Topic 2

The Wangs decided to leave China. Why did the Wangs decide to leave China?

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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