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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 would wake Qian in pain in Chapter 18?

2. What did Qian remember her mother told her had happened when Crane was very pregnant with her?

3. How old was Wu Ah Yi's daughter compared to Qian?

4. How many sisters did James Lombardi have?

5. In Chapter 16, how long might Qian spend on the toilet trying to get time to herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Qian get a cat?

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

3. In Chapter 12, how did Qian describe her wardrobe?

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

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

8. How did Qian hurt herself in Chapter 22?

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

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

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

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

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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