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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. What does Barney have up his nose at the beginning of this section?

2. What does Barney say the narrator is instead of a child?

3. How does the narrator get Phil's attention?

4. In what part of San Francisco does Phil live?

5. What does Barney say his daughter is like?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jasmine live the rest of her life?

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

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

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

5. What deal does the younger Walker make with the owls?

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

7. What agreement do Casey and Paw Paw come to?

8. What does Casey realize about herself as Phil drives her through Chinatown?

9. Why do Jasmine and Peony cast a spell on the younger Walker brother?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Phil seem so scared of his Chinese heritage? How does he try to hide his Chinese heritage from other people? How do you think his attitude will affect both him and his young family in the future?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book's chronological setting. What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does the author express these concerns? How would the author change the book if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Paw Paw have such a poor relationship with her son Phil, but has such sympathy for Barney? What do you think about the way she treats both men? How does her treatment affect both of them?

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