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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. How long is the trip to Hong Kong expected to take by donkey car in Chapter 4?
(a) 2 or 3 days.
(b) 3 or 4 days.
(c) 4 or 5 days.
(d) 1 or 2 days.

2. How does Chinn Kai Li assist in an argument between a Chinese man and the ticket taker on the boat?
(a) He writes something down.
(b) He translates.
(c) He picks up the man's ticket from the deck and gives it back.
(d) He helps the man find his ticket.

3. When were Chinn Kai Li and Wong Lew She married?
(a) November 1919.
(b) September 1919.
(c) December 1919.
(d) October 1919.

4. In Chapter 1, where does the man live that the matchmaker mentions is interested in Jah Jeh?
(a) Shanghai.
(b) New York City.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) California.

5. In Chapter 2, who is the last family member to give Mei Ling a hug before she leaves?
(a) Mah-ma.
(b) Dai Dai.
(c) Fuchan.
(d) Ahma.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what book does Mei Ling's father give her before she leaves?

2. When did the Qing dynasty fall?

3. What is Bo's birthddate?

4. What time does the ship start moving in Chapter 6?

5. What is the pier near where the boat stops in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kai Li get off the ship before Mei Ling and Bo do?

2. In Chapter 5, what does Mei Ling see from a park?

3. In Chapter 9, what does Mei Ling take out of her trunk for her and Bo to carry?

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

5. In Chapter 7, who are the women that June points out who board the ship in Nagasaki?

6. What does Chinn Kai Li give Mei Ling to study in Chapter 4?

7. In Chapter 2, what is wrong with Jah Jeh, and why is it a problem?

8. In Chapter 4, what photos do Chinn Kai Li, Mei Ling, and Bo have taken?

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

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

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