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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 4, where did Qian and her family live?

2. How old was Qian's father when he remembers shooting a toy gun and then seeing men hanged in a tree?

3. When Qian and her parents took the train to see her father's grandparents, how many times would the food cart roll past them on the journey?

4. What color plastic scissors did Qian have in China?

5. What color cloth covered the windows where Qian's mother started to work in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What would Qian's family eat on Sundays?

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

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

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

6. How hungry was Qian in Chapter 7?

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

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

9. Who was assigned to help Qian in school in Chapter 6, and what did the girl tell her at lunchtime?

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

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

Qian Julie Wang is the author of Beautiful Country. Why did she write the book?

Essay Topic 3

James Lombardi was a man who acted lasciviously toward women at the hair salon where Crane worked. How did he begin taking Crane and her family to McDonald’s? What did survival have to do with the Wangs accepting his company at McDonald’s?

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