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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 much is Mei Ling paid for three caps and two runners directly from the owner who sells them at his store?
(a) $10.
(b) $14.
(c) $12.
(d) $17.

2. On what floor is Mei Ling's new home in Chapter 13?
(a) 3rd.
(b) 2nd.
(c) 5th.
(d) 4th.

3. In Chapter 17, how far is the house that Kai Li has found from the produce market where he works?
(a) 3 blocks.
(b) 4 blocks.
(c) 5 blocks.
(d) 2 blocks.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, how long after Mei Ling's initial interview is she called again?

2. What street signs does Mei Ling see when she walks in Chapter 13?

3. What fruit does Kai Li give Bo and Mei Ling to try in Chapter 19?

4. How many of the stalks from Mei Ling's mother have survived in Chapter 14?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What problem does Mei Ling have finding her trunk in Chapter 13?

4. How does Mei Ling start making some extra money in Chapter 16?

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

6. Why does Mei Ling suggest that they move closer to Kai Li's job at the produce market, and what is his response?

7. What dream does Kai Li have and why can he not fulfil it in Chapter 17?

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

9. In Chapter 14, when does Mei Ling receive a letter from her family, and what news does she learn?

10. Why does Kai Li leave in Chapter 15 when he discovers that Mei Ling is in labor?

(see the answer keys)

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