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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the doctor that Tao Chi'en befriends?
(a) Ebinezer.
(b) Oliver.
(c) Aaron.
(d) Ira.

2. On what day does Rose always become ill?
(a) On the first day of spring.
(b) On the anniversary of the day Eliza left.
(c) On Christmas Day.
(d) On Eliza's birthday.

3. What is the name of Joaquin's gang member?
(a) Four-toe Mark.
(b) One-armed Frank.
(c) Three-finger Jack.
(d) Balding Bart.

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

5. How long does Jacob look for Joaquin?
(a) Two months.
(b) Four months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Nine months.

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

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

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

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

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

11. What is Eliza's role when she joins the traveling brothel?
(a) Prostitute.
(b) Translator.
(c) Piano player.
(d) Healer.

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

13. What is Jacob's profession?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Cartographer.
(c) Reporter.
(d) Goldminer.

14. What does Tao Chi'en determine that a young prostitute died of?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) Knife wound.
(c) Starvation.
(d) Poison.

15. When Tao Chi'en and Eliza arrive in California, what does he suggest she look for?
(a) The Chinese barrio.
(b) Her Uncle John.
(c) A goldmine.
(d) The Chilean barrio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness is sweeping the town where the brothel resides for the winter?

2. How does Tao Chi'en make money?

3. What is Eliza's plan if she doesn't find Joaquin?

4. What does James do for a living?

5. What is the name of the area where young girls are taken to be prepared to be sold?

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