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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Normally when Leila comes to visit Leon, what does he make for her to drink during their time together?
(a) Scotch on the rocks
(b) Tea
(c) Warm milk
(d) Coffee

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

3. Leila and Mason fly into _________ as Nina returns from a tour of the Yangtze River area.
(a) Washington DC
(b) New York
(c) Boston
(d) Chicago

4. Leila does not want the big ___________ that Mah insists on having to meet her obligations to relatives.
(a) Wedding banquet
(b) Honeymoon
(c) Ceremony
(d) New Year

5. What is the surname that Leila is happy to have shed, as it sounds like 'bitter' in her dialect?
(a) Chun
(b) Yee
(c) Chung
(d) Fu

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

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

8. When buddies accept ______________ to illegal immigrants, Leon declines as he does not intend to stay.
(a) Relocation
(b) Amnesty
(c) Jobs
(d) Punishment

9. Frank Jow sent a telegram to _______________, hoping it would give Leon enough time to come home for Leong's funeral.
(a) Beijing
(b) San Francisco
(c) Osaka
(d) New York

10. 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) Paper wrappings
(d) Chicken skin

11. Leong had left no burial funds for when he died, so ____________ had to beg for donations from others.
(a) Leila
(b) Leon
(c) Mah
(d) Nina

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

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

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

15. Where does Leila get married which causes all of the local gossips to begin to talk about her?
(a) New York
(b) San Francisco
(c) Los Angeles
(d) Chicago

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests going out to dinner, though Leila instantly recalls a time when they did so with less than positive results?

2. Who is the national guide assigned to Nina's tour that Nina confesses to liking?

3. What does Leila grab in order to try to establish Leon's identity for the benefits he can receive?

4. What has Mah stacked in a pagoda pattern on top of the television for Leon's arrival?

5. Someone thinks that Leong's body may have been _________________ in order to make room for others.

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