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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the names of two male Chinese passengers who boarded the boat with a single female child?
(a) Wong and Lee.
(b) Chen and Yang.
(c) Zhao and Wu.
(d) Wang and Li.

2. What color is the house painted that Jack Wong lives in?
(a) Red and yellow
(b) Yellow and green.
(c) White and red.
(d) Blue and yellow.

3. In Chapter 17, how old does Mei Ling say that her sister Mui Mui was when she died?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

4. What does Kai Li bring home in Chapter 16?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Lemon drops.
(c) Peppermints.
(d) Cake.

5. In Chapter 14, how long will it take for a letter to get to China?
(a) 9 weeks.
(b) 11 weeks.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 2 months.

6. What street signs does Mei Ling see when she walks in Chapter 13?
(a) Divisadero and Don Chee.
(b) Alemany and Broadway.
(c) Hayes and Haight.
(d) Stockton and Sacramento.

7. In Chapter 16, what does Mei Ling buy at the meat market on her first outing with Joy?
(a) Chicken livers.
(b) Pork roast.
(c) Chicken wings.
(d) Pig's feet.

8. In Chapter 15, what does Kai Li buy to help Mei Ling through her pregnancy?
(a) Ginger, coconut milk, and green tea.
(b) Ginger, sweet potatoes, and goji berries.
(c) Ginger, garlic, and walnuts.
(d) Ginger and raspberry leaf and red-clover tea.

9. When does Kai Li and Mei Ling's lease end in Chapter 16?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) Next year.

10. When are Mei Ling and her family regularly allowed to see Siew in Chapter 20?
(a) Wednesdays.
(b) Mondays.
(c) Saturdays.
(d) Sundays.

11. What is the penalty if Mei Ling and Kai Li leave their apartment before the lease is up?
(a) 5 weeks.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 2 months.

12. In Chapter 19, what does June say about Jack Wong?
(a) He drinks too much.
(b) He is an opium addict.
(c) He gambles.
(d) He beats his wife.

13. What is the meaning of the character that Mei Ling writes on a stone that she places outside the house where Siew works?
(a) Peace.
(b) Protection.
(c) Safety.
(d) Comfort.

14. In Chapter 16 with the extra income Mei Ling is bringing in, about how long will it take to pay the imigration costs?
(a) 30 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 2 years.

15. How many of the stalks from Mei Ling's mother have survived in Chapter 14?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kai Li say his new daughter is?

2. What is the name of the produce market where Kai Li works?

3. Where does a Jack Wong live in Oakland in Chapter 18?

4. On what floor is Mei Ling's new home in Chapter 13?

5. When is the daughter of the owner of Golden Imports getting married in Chapter 18?

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