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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 type of car did James Lombardi drive in Chapter 13?

2. In Chapter 13 when James handed over two twenty-dollar bills for McDonald's, how many additional twenty-dollar bills did the woman with him convince him to give her?

3. What did Elaine's parents do for a living?

4. In Chapter 14, where had Elaine's mom planned to take the girls after their first sleepover at Elaine's?

5. In Chapter 22, what would Crane always save for Qian from her hospital meals?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did lying make Qian feel in Chapter 21?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Qian hurt herself in Chapter 22?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Qian mentioned several teachers she had during her schooling in New York. What positive and negative influences did teachers have on her life and education during that time?

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