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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) Zhao and Wu.
(b) Wong and Lee.
(c) Chen and Yang.
(d) Wang and Li.

2. In Chapter 20, who do Kai Li and Mei Ling talk to about saving Siew?
(a) Miss Wilson.
(b) Miss Watson.
(c) Miss Morgenstern.
(d) Miss Cameron.

3. 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) 2 months.
(d) 1 month.

4. Who says that the stove was built in in Wong Lew She's house?
(a) Wong Lew She's grandmother.
(b) Wong Lew She's mother.
(c) Wong Lew She's auntie.
(d) Kai Li.

5. In Chapter 19, where does Mei Ling start going in the mornings?
(a) Church.
(b) Jack Wong's house.
(c) Park.
(d) June's house.

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

7. At the end of Chapter 13, what does Mei Ling see?
(a) Star.
(b) Poppy.
(c) Moon.
(d) Chrysanthemum.

8. How old does Kai Li think that he was when his family were killed by bandits?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

9. In Chapter 14 what month is it?
(a) July.
(b) June.
(c) September.
(d) August.

10. In Chapter 18, how much more is Mei Ling paid by the owner of the store for her work than she was paid by Mrs. Wong?
(a) 3 times.
(b) 4 times.
(c) 2 times.
(d) 5 times.

11. In Chapter 11, about how many houses does Mei Ling say are in her husband's village?
(a) 95.
(b) 85.
(c) A litte over 100.
(d) About 150.

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

13. How long has Mei Ling been caring for Bo in Chapter 12?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 9 weeks.
(c) 11 weeks.
(d) 3 months.

14. In Chapter 11, what time will June's boat leave?
(a) 2 p.m.
(b) 5 p.m.
(c) 4 p.m.
(d) 3 p.m.

15. In Chapter 14, when does Mei Ling receive a letter from her family?
(a) August 24.
(b) August 18.
(c) August 2.
(d) August 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of chapter 12, how many days has passed since Mei Ling's interview?

2. How much did Kai Li have to pay to show that he was owner of the Western Produce Company in Oakland?

3. In Chapter 17, on what floor is Mei Ling and Kai Li's new apartment?

4. In Chapter 13, about how long do Mei Ling and Bo wait for Kai Li?

5. In Chapter 19, what does June say about Jack Wong?

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