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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say she could do for Barney if she stayed in Stockton?
(a) Bring him candy and racing forms.
(b) Sell his things.
(c) Place bets for him.
(d) Read him stories.

2. What do the other girls nickname Casey?
(a) Devil-doll.
(b) Ragbag.
(c) Lush.
(d) Whitey.

3. What did Barney work as in Fresno?
(a) A dishwasher.
(b) A bell boy.
(c) A usher.
(d) A waiter.

4. How has Morey distracted the nurse at the desk?
(a) He is begging her to see his daughter.
(b) He is showing her his war injuries.
(c) He is pretending to be a dancer.
(d) He is talking to her.

5. The narrator says Annette is studying to be ______________.
(a) King of New York.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A princess.
(d) Queen of the World.

6. What letter is initialed on the baby booties?
(a) P.
(b) Q.
(c) T.
(d) U.

7. What language do the students in Casey's new school mostly speak?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Vietnamese.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Spanish.

8. In what part of San Francisco does Phil live?
(a) St. Francis Woods.
(b) Castro.
(c) Cathedral Hill.
(d) Bayview.

9. Whom did Paw take to the cinema years before?
(a) Jeannie.
(b) Jack.
(c) Phylis.
(d) Barney.

10. How does Barney say they would have traveled to San Francisco?
(a) In a train.
(b) In a greyhound bus.
(c) In a limo.
(d) On motorcycle.

11. What does the narrator say the back of Annette's head looks like when she first sees her?
(a) Like a holly bush.
(b) Like a grassy knoll.
(c) Like a hedgehog being humped.
(d) Like a spider's web.

12. Whom does Jasmine marry?
(a) The farmer's son.
(b) The local butcher.
(c) The youngest Walker.
(d) Her father's best friend.

13. What did Morey draw for the narrator to help her sneak into the hospital?
(a) A certificate.
(b) A pass.
(c) A Chinese symbol.
(d) A map.

14. What does Casey's teacher tell her after she slaps her with a ruler?
(a) You too dumb, you copy book.
(b) You smell too bad for classroom.
(c) You white child, not Chinese.
(d) You common fool.

15. With whom does Barney want the narrator to live?
(a) Her uncle Phil.
(b) Her aunt Sally.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her cousin Jade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the youngest Walker feed his parents when they start to die?

2. Where did Barney live in Stockton?

3. What color does Morey's skin gleam when the light shines on it?

4. Where does Barney say he is going next time to gamble?

5. What good news does Casey receive from Barney?

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