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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. How does the narrator get Phil's attention?
(a) Lifts her skirt.
(b) Screams in his face.
(c) Kicks him in the shin.
(d) Hits him with her bag.

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

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

4. Where did Barney live in Stockton?
(a) In a tenament.
(b) In a hostel.
(c) In a terraced house.
(d) In a hotel.

5. What is the name of the bookie Barney had to pay off?
(a) Simple Pete.
(b) Big Mike.
(c) Little Tony.
(d) Strong Davis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of keys does the narrator say Phil has on his key ring?

2. What was the name of the narrator's mother?

3. The narrator says the only person she is mad at is _________________.

4. What film does the narrator try to watch on TV?

5. The man who watched Dracula with the narrator said Bela Lugosi reminded him of ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Booger bully Casey?

2. Why is Barney's current situation so dire?

3. How does the younger Walker try to save his parents from starvation?

4. What problems does Casey initially have at her new school?

5. What does Casey learn from the Kung-Fu movie?

6. What does the owl story symbolize within context to the entire story?

7. How do Jasmine and Peony help the Walker family?

8. What has Phil done to ensure his family blends in with the white families?

9. What does Mr. Jeh do with the money Gilbert gives him?

10. What does Mr. Jeh tell Casey about his soul?

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