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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. What did Qian dream that she and her parents were riding on after the death of one of her mother's co-workers in Chapter 17?

2. In Chapter 21, how long of a surgery did Crane need to have?

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

4. At the hair place, how long were Qian's mother's shifts?

5. In Chapter 18, how long had it been since Qian had seen a dentist?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Qian get a cat?

5. Who was James Lombardi?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Qian was often hungry when she lived in New York. Why was Qian often hungry? How did she try to cope with the hunger?

Essay Topic 3

Crane became very sick. Why did Crane avoid traditional medical care and seek treatment from Chinese doctors at first? Why did she have to give in and go to a hospital?

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