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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Leila is looking for Leon again and at the Seaman's Union, she finds out that he is waiting for ______________.

2. Leila helps Mason bleed the brakes on the ________ he must deliver to his cousin.

3. Which of the daughters is a biological daughter of Lyman and Mah?

4. When Grandpa Leong dies, he leaves a ______________ soaking in a bottle of herbs.

5. What kind of medication was Ona taking at the time of her death, according to the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during the first case Leila has as a family counselor at the start of this chapter?

2. What is the one thing that Leon can not document when he is at the Social Security office because he has had so many aliases?

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

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

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

6. What has Leon done to the light he has invented, which Leila turns on when she notices Mah?

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

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

9. What does Leila see when she tries to sneak in without seeing or speaking to Mah?

10. Why might other families in San Francisco's Chinatown think Leon's family is unlucky?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leila seems to be the character who gets put into the middle of a number of situations in the story.

Part 1: Why do you think that Leila is often put into the middle of situations within this story?

Part 2: Is there another character in the story who might be a better mediator? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why is Leila resentful of being the one who has to mediate some situations?

Essay Topic 2

The suicide in this novel seems to be the one event which pulls everyone together, while at the same time driving them all apart.

Part 1: Why do you think the suicide affects Leon in the way it does?

Part 2: How do you think Leila has been changed by the suicide of Ona?

Part 3: Why do you think Ona decided to kill herself?

Essay Topic 3

As with any story and the reading of any story, one must ask whether they can trust the narrator to tell them the truth and to help them understand the characters.

Part 1: Why is Leila the best choice to be the narrator of this story?

Part 2: Do you think the readers can trust Leila to tell the story fairly and in an unbiased way?

Part 3: How might the story have changed if it was told from the viewpoint of Mah?

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