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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. When Qian would ask questions her teachers said were unnecessary, how many times would she have to write that she was sorry?

2. When the Wangs first had pizza, how many slices did they share?

3. About how wide was the television that Qian began watching in the shrine in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 5, what grade was Qian to start in September?

5. When did Qian become a U.S. citizen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Qian become vindictive in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and people or does it take on the role of a character or person?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and people is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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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