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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city do Leila and her parents live during the course of this novel?
(a) Chicago
(b) San Francisco
(c) Hong Kong
(d) New York

2. Leon admits that he misses Mah's __________ and that he does not like his life without her in it.
(a) Cooking
(b) Laugh
(c) Smile
(d) Hair

3. Nina complains that ____________ is not doing her share of the work at the laundry business.
(a) Ona
(b) Mah
(c) Eva
(d) Leila

4. The early years of Salmon Alley are a time of getting along by the ____________ virtues of loyalty, endurance, and hope.
(a) Confucian
(b) Japanese
(c) Christian
(d) Simple

5. Leila is removing _____________ when Leon arrives home from his trip on the seas.
(a) Stains from her dress
(b) Her apron
(c) Crooked stitches
(d) Dirty dishes

Short Answer Questions

1. Leon fumes about being criticized for his bad ____________ when he is talking with Leila and the interviewer.

2. What is the word that Luday keeps repeating to Mah which helps her to feel calmer?

3. Seeing ____________ reminds Leon of every defeat he has ever suffered, so he yells at Ona every night.

4. When buddies accept ______________ to illegal immigrants, Leon declines as he does not intend to stay.

5. What does Mah do after Leila tells her the news about the suicide of Ona?

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