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

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

3. What is an answer that Mei Ling has to guess in Chapter 11?
(a) What type of cooking stove.
(b) Name of a neighbor.
(c) What plants in the garden.
(d) How many shelves in a storage cabinet.

4. What is the name of the school that June's children attend in Chapter 19?
(a) Washington.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Adams.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20, who do Kai Li and Mei Ling talk to about saving Siew?

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

3. In Chapter 12, how much times is Mei Ling given to pack up her things?

4. How old is Joy in Chapter 17?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kai Li bring home a box in Chapter 17?

2. At the end of Chapter 13, why does Mei Ling want to take a walk outside by herself?

3. In Chapter 11, how does Mei Ling make plans for Siew's future?

4. In Chapter 12, what does Mei Ling tell Siew before she leaves?

5. In Chapter 19, what does June tell Mei Ling about Jack Wong?

6. In Chapter 12, what does Mei Ling dream her home in San Francisco will be like?

7. What does Kai Li explain to Mei Ling in Chapter 14?

8. What gives Mei Ling hope that she will not be sent back to China in Chapter 11?

9. In Chapter 18, how is Mei Ling feeling about her life?

10. In Chapter 20, how does Kai Li get permission for Siew to see them on Sundays?

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