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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. When does Mei Ling realize that Bo will be three in Chapter 3?
(a) September.
(b) July.
(c) October.
(d) August.

2. What is the name of the woman who had helped Mei Ling find her bed the day before in Chapter 6?
(a) Mae Wong.
(b) June Young.
(c) Lee Sing.
(d) April Young.

3. When Mei Ling has her photograph taken in Chapter 4, how long has it been since her last photograph?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 5 years.

4. When does Ahma say that she will send Mei Ling a blessing in Chapter 2?
(a) Every time she sees Mars.
(b) Every time she sees the moon.
(c) Every time she sees the sun rise.
(d) Every time she sees Saturn.

5. When did Chinn Kai Li's wife die?
(a) March 11.
(b) March 23.
(c) March 1.
(d) March 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, who mostly make up the white line on Angel Island?

2. What year was Jah Jeh born?

3. In Chapter 2, what does Ahma give Mei Ling before she leaves?

4. Which of Kai Li's family were born in the United States?

5. In Chapter 1, how old is Mei Ling's sister, Jah Jeh?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Mei Ling meet in Chapter 6, and what advice does she give her?

2. Where did Mei Ling's family used to live and why did they have to leave?

3. How does Mei Ling's family tell her goodbye?

4. Why does Mei Ling think of Japan as a treacherous country in Chapter 7?

5. What does Mei Ling learn about Bo and Wong Lew She in Chapter 5?

6. Where is June from and why is she returning from China?

7. Why does Mei Ling have to give a doctor a bribe in Chapter 10?

8. What does the matchmaker say when Fuchan tells her that Jah Jeh is sick?

9. In Chapter 6, what is Siew's story?

10. In Chapter 3, how does Mei Ling prepare Bo for bed?

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