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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. Leila remembers thanking the ______________ for offering her some time off.
(a) Teacher's aide
(b) Police
(c) Principal
(d) School board

2. Why are Leon's earnings increased, which Mah actually criticizes later in the night?
(a) Overtime
(b) They aren't
(c) He got a raise
(d) Under the table deals

3. Where does Leila go in order to watch kites, sailboats, and Alcatraz?
(a) Embarcadero
(b) Marina
(c) Mission
(d) Pacific Grove

4. What has Leon taken apart in order to fix it and to give it back to Mah as a present?
(a) Singer sewing machine
(b) Car
(c) Piano
(d) Radio

5. What is a fourth grader doing during the day of Ona's death which reminds Lelia of Ona?
(a) Smiling
(b) Crying
(c) Jumping rope
(d) Hiding

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mason find to be too Chinesey, according to the recollection of Leila in this chapter?

2. What floor did Ona jump from when she committed suicide, according to the story?

3. Mah makes no secret of the fact that she married Leon for _________________.

4. Who comes to the house, bringing comfort food and giving advice to the grieving family members?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Leila recall about a bathroom stall where she goes after hearing the news about the suicide of Ona?

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. Why did Mah and Leon get married in the first place, according to the both of them?

9. What do the sewing ladies do for Mah and the rest of the family after the death of Ona?

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

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