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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 Paw Paw tell Casey she is too young to do?

2. What is the name of the young man who greets the old people as he walks past?

3. Complete the following sentence: "There's a difference between forgiving what happened and just _________."

4. What kind of weapon is the man who answers the door to Gilbert holding?

5. What kind of book does Booger check out at the library?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Paw Paw and Casey keep warm at the beginning of this section?

2. What does Paw Paw give Casey in exchange for the wonderful duck dinner?

3. What does Casey dream about in this section?

4. What does Casey plan for Barney when he gets back?

5. How does Barney appear to feel about hurting Paw Paw?

6. What are Mr. Jeh's thoughts about the burglary?

7. How is Casey's life changing for the better?

8. In what way are Booger and Casey different?

9. How does Casey anger Paw Paw in this section?

10. How does Paw Paw break her leg in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Casey's character at the beginning of the book to her character at the end of the book.

1. What did Casey hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events change Casey's ideas about life?

3. How has Casey's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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