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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Leon has told Leila how he is ___________ away his life and losing his dream.
(a) Wasting
(b) Rocking
(c) Traveling
(d) Sweating

3. Born and raised in Chinatown, ___________ is sometimes proud of this heritage and sometimes not.
(a) Leila
(b) Mah
(c) Mason
(d) Leon

4. Leon's speaking ___________ makes Leila nervous as he paces back and forth.
(a) And drunkenness
(b) In garbled tones
(c) English
(d) And crying

5. Leila knows that Mah wants a __________ and has suitors, including her boss of the moment.
(a) Son
(b) Husband
(c) Family
(d) Stable life

6. Mah wants to put Ona's ________________ on Confucius' altar to commemorate her.
(a) Ashes
(b) Books
(c) Clothing
(d) Hair

7. Who wants to have a fancy Chinese wake in order to commemorate the life of Ona in the neighborhood?
(a) Leon
(b) Leila
(c) Mah
(d) Nina

8. Mason tells Leila to let ___________ go, but Leila is afraid he will stir up trouble.
(a) Osvaldo
(b) Zeke
(c) Leon
(d) Jorge

9. Who suggests a simple gathering after the cremation of Ona in order to mourn her death?
(a) Leila
(b) Nina
(c) Leon
(d) Mah

10. When the recess bell rings and Leila can have a few moments to herself, where does she go?
(a) Closet
(b) Bathroom
(c) Outside
(d) Teacher's lounge

11. What does Leon do after his big meal as things have been let go while he was at sea?
(a) Paints the outside of the house
(b) Prays
(c) Plays the piano
(d) Fixes things

12. Leon demands that ____________ and Ona break up, though she continues to see him behind his back.
(a) Mason
(b) Osvaldo
(c) Dale
(d) Zeke

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

14. Mah has no time for lunch and shows Leila how to install _____________ in the design.
(a) Zippers
(b) Hems
(c) Heels
(d) Pockets

15. Mah finds another job at __________ when Leon goes off to sea in Australia, and she's so good she's promoted by the time he returns.
(a) Hom's
(b) Mason's
(c) Ching's
(d) Osvaldo's

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leila always do that bothers Mason, though she continues to do it?

2. What does Mason assign Nina to do in order to prevent a fight between the two sisters from getting too heated?

3. What is the celebration which is taking place all too soon after the death of Ona?

4. Leila remembers thanking the ______________ for offering her some time off.

5. Leon wonders whether Ona was _________ or whether she was given drugs to cause her to jump.

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