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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pauly tell Mei that upsets her in Part I?
(a) Her father is corrupt.
(b) She is ugly.
(c) She is not smart.
(d) She has no real future.

2. Who is Mei mad at in Chapter 2 for failing to protect Sam?
(a) Hels.
(b) Hao.
(c) Henry.
(d) Auntie Po.

3. Why does Martha object to Mei's and Bee's project in Chapter 2?
(a) Their project could have spoiled some of the wood.
(b) Their project could have hurt someone.
(c) They are trying to prove to Henry that he is safe, but he might not be.
(d) Their project could have cost everyone their jobs .

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

5. Who does Auntie Po ask to help her fight the mosquitos?
(a) Sourdough Sam.
(b) Neils.
(c) Hao.
(d) Henry.

6. Why is Henry worried about his own safety?
(a) His mother Martha tells him that things might not be safe for their family, either.
(b) His father tells him he needs to be able to defend himself.
(c) He lost his knife.
(d) He has already been beaten once in town.

7. What do some of the Chinese workers say when Mei asks about their families in Chapter 2?
(a) They are saving for college for their kids.
(b) They are struggling financially.
(c) They are saving to buy their own businesses soon.
(d) Their kids are going to school, and one of them bought a house.

8. Who does Hao pray to every morning?
(a) His cat statue.
(b) The four winds.
(c) His own deceased parents.
(d) God.

9. What kind of stories did Hao tell Mei when she was little?
(a) Those of Gods and heroes.
(b) Those of his own brothers.
(c) Those of himself when he was younger.
(d) Those of Paul Bunyan.

10. What does Hao always save for Hels at dinner?
(a) A beer.
(b) A slice of pie.
(c) An extra piece of meat.
(d) A potato.

11. What does Bee teach Mei to do in Part I?
(a) Shoot a gun.
(b) Dance.
(c) Sing.
(d) Shoot a bow and arrow.

12. Why does Hels tell Hao he cannot work at the mill any longer?
(a) His work is not good enough any longer.
(b) He needs to give Hao's job to his brother.
(c) Mei has broken all the rules.
(d) His mill owner is making him fire Hao and the other Chinese workers.

13. What does Mei say about Pauly in the beginning of Chapter Two?
(a) He is a great singer.
(b) He is a boor, but he is good at his job.
(c) He can not read.
(d) He is very kind, but he is not good at his job.

14. In Chapter 3, which saw is called the "misery whip"?
(a) The meiter saw.
(b) The two-person crosscut saw.
(c) The hinge saw.
(d) The whelter saw.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Hels share with Hao from the paper in Part I?

2. What is in Mei's hair after she returns to the camp in the morning after she stays in the woods all night?

3. What happens to Sam in Chapter 2?

4. What prayer does Mei offer to her grandparents in Chapter 2?

5. What book does Bee give to Mei in Part I?

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