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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. ___________ likes to drive fast, but he always drives safely, which puts Leila at ease during the trip down the peninsula.

2. In what city do Leila and her parents live during the course of this novel?

3. Mason says that __________ is too much like Leon, keeping everything, remembering everything.

4. Leila talks to Mason about a ___________ to her her forgive and to forget.

5. What is the nickname that Zeke has gotten after hanging out at his uncle's 76 station?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Lynette Yee getting upset with Leila and her actions at this point of the story?

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

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

5. What are some of the obstacles that are standing in the way of Leon when he goes to visit the cemetery?

6. Though she wants to, what is the one thing that Leila does not say to Mason when he gets upset about work?

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

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

9. Who is You Thin Toy, Leila's favorite of all of Leon's fleabag friends?

10. What just happened which gives the local Chinatown gossips another thing to talk about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

The connection of the family is one that slowly disintegrates in the story after the death of Ona.

Part 1: Why is the connection of a family an important thing to have?

Part 2: Why do you think that some families triumph through tragedy while others do not?

Part 3: Do you think the family could have done more to keep the family ties together? Why or why not?

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