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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Tao Chi'en go to start a new life?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) Bangladesh.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Canton.

2. What does Tao Chi'en hope to do in California?
(a) Find gold.
(b) Work at a restaurant.
(c) Find a new Chinese wife.
(d) Get a permit to practice medicine.

3. Who bumps into Jacob during dinner?
(a) Joaquin.
(b) Eliza.
(c) Tao Chi'en.
(d) John.

4. Where is Babalu from?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) New York.
(c) Salem.
(d) Chicago.

5. How does Eliza make money now that she's on her own?
(a) She writes letters for illiterate miners.
(b) She mines gold.
(c) She mends clothing for the miners.
(d) She is still selling food.

6. Who does Tao Chi'en get to help Eliza?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) Another cook.
(c) Another stow away.
(d) A physician.

7. What does Eliza bring for James and Esther at the end of "Singsong Girls"?
(a) A few eggs.
(b) A jar of jam.
(c) A slice of pie.
(d) A loaf of bread.

8. What does Eliza send to Rose from California when she realizes how much she misses her?
(a) Gold dust.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A telegraph.
(d) A scrapbook of her adventures.

9. What name does Eliza go by as a boy?
(a) Elias.
(b) Eli.
(c) Elijah.
(d) Elliot.

10. What is the name of the women Tao Chi'en falls in love with?
(a) Bai.
(b) Chun.
(c) Lin.
(d) Mai.

11. What does James do for a living?
(a) Cobbler.
(b) Preacher.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Locksmith.

12. What item reveals Eliza's parentage?
(a) A letter.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A sweater.
(d) A ring.

13. Why are Rose and John unable to track Mama Fresia?
(a) She changes her name.
(b) They don't know her last name.
(c) She leaves them a fake note.
(d) They think she is dead.

14. What year is it when "Joaquin" begins?
(a) 1857.
(b) 1862.
(c) 1847.
(d) 1852.

15. Why is it impossible that Eliza left with Joaquin?
(a) He left for California long before she did.
(b) He sent letters home for Eliza.
(c) John would have noticed Eliza on the ship with Joaquin.
(d) He has not left for California yet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lin's ghost tell Tao Chi'en?

2. How much is the reward for the head of Joaquin?

3. When Lin's ghost appears to Tao Chi'en, what is she wearing?

4. What is the name of the traveling brothel's madam?

5. What color is the scarf Tao Chi'en's wife is wearing when she meets him?

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