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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 22, what did Qian fall and hurt at recess?

2. What did Qian call the cat she tried to save in Chapter 11?

3. Why did Qian call 911 for her mother in Chapter 21?

4. Where did Qian get the shots she needed for school?

5. In Chapter 22, what hospital was Crane in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What perils were there for Qian when she started riding the subway alone?

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

4. What did the doctors decide was wrong with Crane?

5. What did Lao Ye give Qian before she left China, and why was it important?

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

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

8. Why did Qian get worried about someone watching her on the subway in Chapter 15?

9. Why did Qian spend a lot of time with her father in Chapter 20?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

How did the Wangs’ lives in the U.S. compare to their lives in China? Why were the Wangs not able to use their education to make better lives for themselves?

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