View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many Polly Pockets did Qian find in the trash on shopping day in Chapter 12?

3. After Crane was taken to the hospital in Chapter 21, what time did Vincent come home?

4. How much money did James Lombardi give the Wangs to buy food at McDonald's?

5. In Chapter 22, what did Qian fall and hurt at recess?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what did Qian realize she wanted to do when she grew up, and how did people respond to her dream?

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

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

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

5. Why did Qian have to call 911 in Chapter 21?

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

7. Who was Qian's best friend in third grade?

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

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

10. What happened when Qian was on a field trip to the Brooklyn Bridge?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not a biography?

Essay Topic 2

Lao Ye gave Qian a keychain when she was leaving China. What was the keychain like? What did the Chinese symbols on it mean? What did the keychain teach Qian? What did it symbolize for her?

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 919 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample