1. How do Ed's partners swindle him out of the business?
(a) The partners kidnap MaMa for ransom that Ed has to pay.
(b) The partners tell him he missed the meeting where they put themselves in charge.
(c) The partners spend all the profits dancing with women on Saturday nights.
(d) The partners pocket cash from laundry orders as often as they can.

2. Why do the children reach into the man's pockets?
(a) The children want to steal his money.
(b) The children think he has something that belongs to them.
(c) The children are looking for his photo identification.
(d) The children expect to find surprises for them in his pockets.

3. Why does Kingston grow up thinking her Father hates girls and women?
(a) Father had a bad experience with his own mother that Kingston doesn't understand.
(b) Father wakes up screaming from nightmares at night.
(c) Kingston has memories of her father cursing about gypsies that swindled him.
(d) Father would punish Kingston and her siblings by not speaking to them.

4. What does Ah Po show BaBa's brothers to explain that he is different from them?
(a) BaBa was the largest boy born so far in the family.
(b) BaBa's hair was a different color than theirs.
(c) BaBa's head was shaped differently than theirs.
(d) BaBa's skinny, frail body had hands made for holding pens.

5. How does Father acknowledge that he recognizes the children?
(a) He waves his hands and smiles broadly.
(b) He turned around and walked the other direction.
(c) He salutes them with one finger touching his hat.
(d) He picks up the pace of his walk to a jog.