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

2. Where does Leila go in order to find where Grandpa Leong's body is buried in the city?
(a) Veteran's Building
(b) Mausoleum
(c) Benevolent Association
(d) Shipyard

3. Leila is looking for Leon again and at the Seaman's Union, she finds out that he is waiting for ______________.
(a) A ship
(b) Nina
(c) Mah
(d) Leila

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

5. When Ona, too, is lost, Leon decides to ship out to ______________ in response.
(a) Germany
(b) Arctic Circle
(c) Cape Horn
(d) Japan

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Leila instructed to go after she helps an old man in the lobby of Leon's hotel?

2. What is the housing project which is next to the school where Leila works?

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

4. What kinds of dinners do the two sisters make their toast to as they sit in the restaurant?

5. Chinese boys in the schools where Nina would attend spread rumors that she would only date ________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Leila smell when she goes to the Benevolent Association alone after work on Friday?

3. Why is Mason in a bad mood when he and Leila go to pick up Leon in Vallejo?

4. What does Leila help Mason do at the start of this chapter in order to deliver something to his cousin, Dale?

5. Why does Leon let Leila take him to him to sign up for Social Security at the start of this chapter?

6. Why does Leon tend to keep old things, even if they are not useful anymore?

7. What does Mah want Leila to do when Leila calls to check up on Mah?

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

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

10. What do the girls do with the sqaubs when they eat them? What does Mah do with the waste?

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