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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 complains that ____________ is not doing her share of the work at the laundry business.
(a) Mah
(b) Leila
(c) Eva
(d) Ona

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

3. After a few good years, Lyman is gone from Mah's life and she calls him ____________ about America.
(a) Promise Great Things
(b) Give Woman Nothing
(c) Talk Big Words
(d) Choosing Lies

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

5. What brings Leon home tanned, relaxed, and bearing gifts for the family?
(a) Yellow taxi
(b) Bike
(c) Bus
(d) Train

Short Answer Questions

1. Leon and Mah ______________ everywhere and about anything after the death of Ona.

2. What does Leila decide to do when Mason goes off to work after they party?

3. The cop at the scene of the suicide writes down the address for _____________ for Leila.

4. Leila is in bed with Mason when Mah delivers a list of _________ for her to do.

5. What does Leon do after his big meal as things have been let go while he was at sea?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the things Leila does that makes Mason feel bothered, according to this chapter?

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

3. Things have changed after the affair. What are Leon and Mah like after the affair with Tommie Hom?

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

5. Why do the women at the factory work night and day, pushing themselves to sew?

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

7. Why did Leila have to translate between Leon and a Woolworth's manager when Ona was eight or nine?

8. What does a teacher's aide tell Leila about Leon after he walks out on Mah during a discussion about Ona's ashes?

9. Ona decides to jump from the 13th floor of the building, which confuses Leila. What is the meaning of the number 13?

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

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