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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the one who tends to throw punches when he is talked to in a less than respectful way?
(a) Zeke
(b) Dale
(c) Leon
(d) Mason

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

3. What is the housing project which is next to the school where Leila works?
(a) Nam Ping Yuen
(b) You Thin Toy
(c) Charles Darney
(d) Edith Eaton

4. How many times to Leila and Nina clink their glasses together in order to encourage good luck?
(a) Seven
(b) Once
(c) Two
(d) Three

5. Who is the one who had the abortion and tells Leon and Mah, even though there doesn't seem to be a reason to do so?
(a) Ona
(b) Leila
(c) Bridget
(d) Nina

6. What does Leila smell when she walks in the door and sees the lights out in the start of this chapter?
(a) Ginseng
(b) Daisies
(c) Honey
(d) Jasmine

7. What is NOT a part of Leon's story of how he came to America 50 years before?
(a) He was granted entry to the US
(b) He married Mah
(c) He memorized someone else's history
(d) He bought his surname

8. Mah has a __________ that she wants Leila to taste and to take a jar to Mason as well.
(a) Sauce
(b) Soup
(c) Liqueur
(d) Brew

9. When Grandpa Leong dies, he leaves a ______________ soaking in a bottle of herbs.
(a) Snake
(b) Fish
(c) Pigeon
(d) Flower

10. _____________ holds that the suicide was Ona's choice, and not from any other cause.
(a) Nina
(b) Leila
(c) Leon
(d) Mah

11. Zeke has a crush on ___________, but she deems him too Chinatown and too short for her tastes.
(a) Mah
(b) Nina
(c) Ona
(d) Leila

12. ____________ claims he is too tired to eat the meal that Mah has prepared that day.
(a) Zeke
(b) Mason
(c) Dale
(d) Leon

13. Leila's first case as a family counselor is with the parents of ____________ who do not show up or answer the phone.
(a) Edward Yee
(b) Roger Lee
(c) Sabrina Wu
(d) Andrew Cheng

14. Where is Leon working to help out with the lunch rush, as she eventually discovers?
(a) Lori's
(b) Uncle's
(c) Universal
(d) Mary's

15. Where does Leon want Mason to drive him, though he gets him lost along the way?
(a) Chinese cemetery
(b) Shipyard
(c) Baby Store
(d) Adult store

Short Answer Questions

1. Mason thinks his boss should focus on ____________ cars, rather than ____________ cars.

2. Nina remarks how she only uses ____________ to fix her hair and laughs with Leon's laugh.

3. What kinds of dinners do the two sisters make their toast to as they sit in the restaurant?

4. Where is Mason Louie's repair shop located in the city where Leon and Leila live?

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

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