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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Frank Jow and all of Chinatown know of the family's ________, which embarrasses Leila.
(a) Secrets
(b) Financial situation
(c) Cousins
(d) Troubles

2. Chinese boys in the schools where Nina would attend spread rumors that she would only date ________.
(a) Girls
(b) Whites
(c) Blacks
(d) Teachers

3. Nina calls the parenting style of Leon and Mah to be parenting _______________.
(a) Wabi sabi
(b) Chop suey
(c) Sushi
(d) Teriyaki

4. Seeing ____________ reminds Leon of every defeat he has ever suffered, so he yells at Ona every night.
(a) Leila
(b) Osvaldo
(c) Ona
(d) Mah

5. What had Ona done when Leila had to translate a conversation between a Woolworth's manager and Leon?
(a) Spilled a bottle of nailpolish
(b) Been caught shoplifting
(c) Applied for a job
(d) Broken a window

Short Answer Questions

1. Mah wants to put Ona's ________________ on Confucius' altar to commemorate her.

2. Who has cut her hair very short when they were out of town--like a boy according to Leon?

3. What is the one fact of Leon's life that he cannot document with any certainty because of so many aliases?

4. What kind of class is Leila preparing for when she is told of Ona's death?

5. ____________ claims he is too tired to eat the meal that Mah has prepared that day.

(see the answer key)

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