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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leon want to buy Mah at the Goodwill with the $25 he gets from working at the cafe?
(a) A ring
(b) A jade plant
(c) Flowers
(d) An unneeded stereo

2. Leon takes __________ buses and shows up in Jorge's parking lot as a result.
(a) Four
(b) Three
(c) Five
(d) Two

3. Mason thinks his boss should focus on ____________ cars, rather than ____________ cars.
(a) Selling; Fixing
(b) Fixing, Buying and Selling
(c) Selling; Buying
(d) Buying, Selling

4. Where is Leila instructed to go after she helps an old man in the lobby of Leon's hotel?
(a) Social Security office
(b) Square
(c) Wharf
(d) Goodwill

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

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

7. Someone thinks that Leong's body may have been _________________ in order to make room for others.
(a) Hidden
(b) Burned
(c) Cremated
(d) Moved

8. Mason can not endure the presence of Dale for a long time as he sounds so __________.
(a) Whiny
(b) California
(c) Pretentious
(d) White

9. What does Leila reveal to Leon about Nina's life, though she makes him promise not to tell Mah?
(a) Nina is pregnant
(b) Nina is moving to China
(c) Nina has a boyfriend
(d) Nina is coming home

10. What does Leon threaten to do when Mah calls him useless after he puts only half the lights up at the store?
(a) Take Ona's ashes away
(b) Leave her forever
(c) Jump off the Golden Gate
(d) Jump off the Brooklyn Bridge

11. The smell of steamed ________________ reminds Leila of her time in Tommie Hom's sweatshop.
(a) Linen
(b) Ginseng
(c) Rice
(d) Coffee

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

13. What does Mah eat alone in the kitchen as she does not want to let anything go to waste?
(a) Bony parts
(b) Grizzle
(c) Chicken skin
(d) Paper wrappings

14. Who is Leila's favorite of all of Leon's fleabag friends, so she seeks him out to find Leon?
(a) You Thin Toy
(b) Mason Louie
(c) Nam Ping Yuen
(d) Terrence Bay

15. Mason warns Leila that if ___________ is not home, he will stay no more than half an hour.
(a) Aunt Lily
(b) Leon
(c) Mah
(d) Nina

Short Answer Questions

1. Normally when Leila comes to visit Leon, what does he make for her to drink during their time together?

2. Mah warns Leila against eating ___________ every day, though Leila argues that she likes the taste.

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

4. Where does Mason help out by installing the rest of the fluorescent lights that Leon did not complete?

5. _____________ understands that Leon needs time away, and is sure he will be safe on a ship.

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