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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does the Chairman's wife wear when Mei sees her?
(a) Green silk pajamas.
(b) Red silk pajamas.
(c) Navy pantsuit.
(d) Khaki pantsuit.

2. What did Mei's father lose when he worked in a textile factory for a year?
(a) 3rd finger.
(b) Thumb.
(c) Index finger.
(d) Little finger.

3. When Madame asked the Chairman advice about her hair, what did he tell her to rub in her hair?
(a) Vinegar.
(b) Raw meat.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Mud.

4. How much older is Busy Shan than Mei?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 year.

5. What does a plant smell like that Mei picks when she walks with Secretary Sun in Chapter 9?
(a) Peppermint.
(b) Cloves and licorice.
(c) Lemons.
(d) Lemon and mint.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 11, what do Mei and the Chairman do together?

2. What is the Chairman wearing when Mei wakes in Chapter 9?

3. How old was Midnight Chang when her mother died?

4. In Chapter 6, what does the Chairman's wife wear to the play?

5. How many children does Secretary Sun know that the Chairman has had?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mei feel when she wears her first pair of high-heeled shoes in Chapter 3?

2. When does the Chairman die, and how do the people of Chinatown in San Francisco respond?

3. What does Mei do when Secretary Sun takes her to get her belongings in Chapter 8?

4. What connections does Midnight Chang have according to Secretary Sun?

5. In Chapter 8, what do the Chairman's quarters look like?

6. In Chapter 7, what is to be Mei's job?

7. What does Mei's mother do for her and give her before Mei lives for Beijing?

8. In Chapter 13, why does Mei wants to see her parents?

9. What does the dance troupe perform and where?

10. What did the Chairman and a friend to on one summer break from school?

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