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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. How does the narrator get Phil's attention?

2. What are the two ways Barney has always promised the narrator he would make money?

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

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

5. How do Peony and Jasmine get back at the youngest Walker for shooting their mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Casey's life like with her father?

2. How does Paw Paw hope her friend can help Casey?

3. Why does Barney say Casey can't move back with him just yet?

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

5. Why does Casey hate her new school?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Paw Paw comfort Casey in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the negatives and positives of Chinese culture? How does the author express the negative and positives in the book? How does the life the people live in Chinatown conflict with American white culture?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their goals? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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