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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leon fumes about being criticized for his bad ____________ when he is talking with Leila and the interviewer.
(a) Recordkeeping
(b) English
(c) Luck
(d) History

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

3. Leila helps Mason bleed the brakes on the ________ he must deliver to his cousin.
(a) Audi
(b) Porsche
(c) Mercedes
(d) BMW

4. What is the American restaurant the sisters go to in order to avoid Chinatown?
(a) Cattleman's
(b) McDonalds
(c) The Buckle
(d) Santa Fe

5. Who has cut her hair very short when they were out of town--like a boy according to Leon?
(a) Mah
(b) Leila
(c) Ona
(d) Nina

Short Answer Questions

1. Leon keeps everything because he believes that _____________ is sacred and can only be thrown away in a sacred way.

2. Leila does not want the big ___________ that Mah insists on having to meet her obligations to relatives.

3. On what part of the area did Leon arrive when he first came to the United States?

4. Mason says that __________ is too much like Leon, keeping everything, remembering everything.

5. Where must Mason deliver the car in order to get it to his cousin, Dale?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is You Thin Toy, Leila's favorite of all of Leon's fleabag friends?

2. What does Leon ask Mason to do after Leon has taken two buses to get to Jorge's parking lot?

3. What would have happened had Grandpa Leong actually have been a family man, according to the book?

4. What is the one thing that Leon can not document when he is at the Social Security office because he has had so many aliases?

5. How does Nina propose to help Leila with the situation with Mah?

6. What does Leila see when she tries to sneak in without seeing or speaking to Mah?

7. Where is Leon living after the death of Ona which has made him not want to live with his wife?

8. What is the secret of Nina that Mah decides to share with everyone for no good reason?

9. What are some of the obstacles that are standing in the way of Leon when he goes to visit the cemetery?

10. What does Leila learn about Leon when she is making the rounds again of Leon's hangouts?

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