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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. What does Leila always do that bothers Mason, though she continues to do it?
(a) Works too long of hours
(b) Eats American food
(c) Says she's sorry
(d) Gets high

2. What does Mason find to be too Chinesey, according to the recollection of Leila in this chapter?
(a) Ginseng
(b) Gambling
(c) The food
(d) Mah's store

3. What kind of class is Leila preparing for when she is told of Ona's death?
(a) English
(b) Art
(c) Music
(d) Science

4. What does the Chinese word of the number of the building floor from which Ona jumped sound like?
(a) To smile
(b) To die
(c) To be free
(d) To live

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Leon could leave Mah at any time, but he tries to find a ____________, like his buddies.

2. What had Ona done when Leila had to translate a conversation between a Woolworth's manager and Leon?

3. What does Mason pull out when Leila is finally back with him after dropping off Mah?

4. What is Mason going to do on Thursday in order to help Leon be ready for the funeral?

5. Leila has arranged for _____________ as the body is too broken and funerals too expensive.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why don't the sewing women play music when they are working in the sweatshop together?

2. Leila wonders why Mason does not introduce her to his family. What is the reason?

3. After Mah finds a new job at Ching's, Leon goes away to a trip on the sea to Australia. What happens to Mah's job when he is away?

4. Why does Leon want to tell everyone about the death of Ona in Chinatown?

5. What is the advice that Soon-ping, a sewing lady, gives to Mah after the death of Ona?

6. What does Mah do when Nina decides to bring the urn with Ona's ashes to Baby Clothes?

7. Who does Leon blame for the death of Ona and for his overall discontent with life in this chapter?

8. What has Leila prepared for the afternoon art class in the classroom where she is teaching?

9. Why does Leon want to have a fancy Chinese wake for Ona after her suicide, though Nina suggests a simple cremation?

10. When Mason and Leila come to fetch Leon, what do they find he has done in his apartment?

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