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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the ship Paulina owns?
(a) Hija.
(b) Riqueza.
(c) Armonía.
(d) Fortuna.

3. How does Tao Chi'en make money?
(a) Removing bullets and stitching knife wounds.
(b) Preparing and selling medicines.
(c) Offering Eliza as a prostitute.
(d) Working as a miner.

4. What color is the scarf Tao Chi'en's wife is wearing when she meets him?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

5. What is the name of the prostitute that finds love with James?
(a) Hattie.
(b) Stella.
(c) Esther.
(d) Abigail.

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

7. How long is Eliza on the boat?
(a) One month.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Four months.

8. Why must Eliza admit to Tao Chi'en that she is pregnant?
(a) She is bleeding.
(b) He notices how much bigger she looks.
(c) She feels bad for lying.
(d) She goes into labor.

9. Why is no effort made to revive Tao Chi'en's dead baby?
(a) The baby is deformed.
(b) The baby is a girl.
(c) Tao Chi'en doesn't want the baby.
(d) The baby is a boy.

10. Who says: "I thought there weren't any slaves in California"?
(a) Tao Chi'en.
(b) Eliza.
(c) A Chilean vendor.
(d) A prostitute.

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

12. Who says: "People come out west to escape the past and begin anew, but our obsessions pursue us, like the wind"?
(a) Tao Chi'en.
(b) Eliza.
(c) Joaquin.
(d) Jacob.

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

14. What does Lin's ghost tell Tao Chi'en?
(a) To make sure Eliza's baby is healthy.
(b) To forget Eliza and worry about himself.
(c) To kill Eliza.
(d) To keep Eliza healthy.

15. Who does Tao Chi'en say Eliza is?
(a) His assistant.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His sister.
(d) His brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Tao Chi'en and Eliza arrive in California, what does he suggest she look for?

2. How does Eliza respond when Tao Chi'en asks her if the dead Joaquin is her Joaquin?

3. What must Eliza amputate from a man with gangrene?

4. What does Eliza sell to make money when she arrives in California?

5. What does Tao Chi'en determine that a young prostitute died of?

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