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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. Nina thinks Leila has gained ______________ by helping their parents, while Leila admires Nina for doing what she wants.
(a) Mental toughness
(b) Sainthood
(c) Counseling experience
(d) Peace of mind

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) Beijing
(c) Osaka
(d) San Francisco

3. What is the color of the car that Zeke is driving when he pulls up to meet Mason and Leila?
(a) Red
(b) White
(c) Black
(d) Green

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Grandpa looks like one of the Eight Holy ________________, sun-leathered skin, elephant eyes, and slow moving.

2. Mason is in a bad mood when they drive to get Leon as ______________ can not pay him that week.

3. What is NOT a part of Leon's story of how he came to America 50 years before?

4. In what city do Leila and her parents live during the course of this novel?

5. The smell of steamed ________________ reminds Leila of her time in Tommie Hom's sweatshop.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Zeke so excited about when he pulls up in the white Mercedes where Mason works?

2. What are some of the reasons why Leila's shoulders are tense, according to this chapter?

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

4. Why does Nina not necessarily share in the crush that Zeke has on her according to this chapter?

5. What just happened which gives the local Chinatown gossips another thing to talk about?

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

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

8. What were the rumors that the boys at Nina's school used to spread about her and her dating life?

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

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

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