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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 2, why does Hao ask Martha to help out in the kitchen?
(a) Sam is not yet back from town.
(b) They are feeding extra people that night.
(c) Mei is late to work.
(d) Hao cut his finger.

4. What is the first specific job of Mei's that Khor lists in Chapter 1?
(a) Hauling ice.
(b) Doing the budget.
(c) Knitting.
(d) Ringing the dinner bell.

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

6. What book does Bee give to Mei in Part I?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Madame Bovary.
(c) Pride and Prejudice.
(d) Wuthering Heights.

7. What does Bee say she wants to do when she grows up?
(a) Make pies.
(b) Run her own saw mill.
(c) Write.
(d) Get married and have kids.

8. What animals do loggers often use to pull carts?
(a) Horses.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Llamas.
(d) Buffalo.

9. What happens to Sam in Chapter 2?
(a) He gets married.
(b) He dies.
(c) He drowns.
(d) He is badly beaten and injured because he is Chinese.

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

11. What is Hao's job at the saw mill?
(a) Priest.
(b) Cook.
(c) Foreman.
(d) Saw-maker.

12. Who does Neils mention in Part I that upsets Hels?
(a) Martha.
(b) Jane.
(c) Doreen.
(d) Hettie.

13. What prayer does Mei offer to her grandparents in Chapter 2?
(a) To ask to help her go to college.
(b) To ask to protect the whole camp.
(c) To ask to protect Bee.
(d) To ask to protect her family.

14. Who is Pauly's wife?
(a) Winnie.
(b) Jen.
(c) Hettie.
(d) Martha.

15. Why does Mei feel so resentful about Bee's interest in a young man in Chapter 2?
(a) She likes the young man in a romantic way.
(b) She thinks Bee will stop studying as hard.
(c) She thinks Bee will leave her soon to get married.
(d) She likes Bee in a romantic way.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hao say when Mei tells him about seeing Auntie Po in Chapter 2?

2. What does Mei mention her father no longer does?

3. What does Hao always save for Hels at dinner?

4. Who does Hao tell Hels has taught Mei to write better?

5. Who is Mei mad at in Chapter 2 for failing to protect Sam?

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