2. Why does Hao tell Hels that Hels cannot really call him family?
(a) Hels already has a family of his own.
(b) Hels does not pay them well.
(c) Hels cannot keep them safe.
(d) Hels brushes off the injury.

3. Who is allowed to stay at the mill with Hels and Bee when Hao goes to work in town?
(a) Mei.
(b) See-ah.
(c) Jian.
(d) Ling.

4. What is in Mei's hair after she returns to the camp in the morning after she stays in the woods all night?
(a) Pine needles.
(b) Snow.
(c) Wood chips.
(d) Flowers.

5. What does Mei often do around the campfire at night?
(a) Tell stories.
(b) Make pies for the following day.
(c) Eat her own dinner.
(d) Sleep.

6. What did the giant mosquitos in camp used to threaten?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Bears.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Alligators.

7. What does Mr. Andersen always ask Hao to call him?
(a) Hels.
(b) Henry.
(c) Neils.
(d) Philip.

8. What year does this story begin in?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1900.

9. Who does Mei see in the woods after she runs away from the others, upset, in Part I?
(a) Rilette.
(b) Hao.
(c) Henry.
(d) Pei Pei.

10. What does Mei make as an incentive for some of the loggers to help her with her project in Chapter 2?
(a) Cherry pie.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Pudding.
(d) Egg tarts.

11. Who is the big blue buffalo in Mei's stories?
(a) Riggle.
(b) Pei Pei.
(c) Wendy.
(d) Hi.

12. What does Bee call Pauly after he upsets Mei in Part I?
(a) An idiot.
(b) A scamp.
(c) A waster.
(d) A pig.

13. What does Auntie Po wear when Mei first sees her?
(a) A pinkish-red shirt and jeans.
(b) A heavy coat and jeans.
(c) A dress.
(d) A linen jumpsuit.

14. What does Auntie Po give to Mei in Chapter 2?
(a) A new song.
(b) The kindling she needs.
(c) Food.
(d) A book of stories.

15. What do the lumberjacks receive that the Chinese workers do not receive?
(a) Health insurance.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Board.
(d) Pay.