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

2. In Chapter 22, where did the nurses have to start finding veins in Crane?

3. In Chapter 19, what did Qian name her cat?

4. In Chapter 11, where did Qian try to hide a stray cat?

5. When Qian's mother made tea for Henry Yee in Chapter 17, how many times did she spit in the cup?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Qian hurt herself in Chapter 22?

2. How did Vincent feel every time they had to walk past the cops at the hospital?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happened when Qian tried to take in a cat in Chapter 11?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Qian was sent to a special needs class. Why was Qian sent to a special needs class? How did hard work and determination enable her to return to a regular classroom?

Essay Topic 3

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

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