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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 Phil call Casey's behavior in this section?

3. What kind of suit has Morey worn to the hospital?

4. What did Barney work as in Fresno?

5. What does the youngest Walker steal from the owls knowing they need it to turn back to their original forms?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Walkers help Peony, Jasmine, and their mother?

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

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

4. How did Mr. Jeh survive when he first moved to San Francisco?

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

6. Why doesn't Casey like Phil?

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

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

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

10. What negative effect does this section show that Barney's gambling addiction has had on Casey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the difference between the younger generation in Chinatown and the older generation? How does the author express these differences? What effect do these differences have on the characters?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think the Chinese characters in the book think of American culture? How do they express their thoughts? How have the Chinese integrated into American culture since the writing of the book in the sixties?

Essay Topic 3

How much does Casey's life change when she moves to Chinatown? How does she adjust to these changes?

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