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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mei do when she first sees Auntie Po in Chapter 2?
(a) Sings to Auntie Po.
(b) Accidentally steps on Auntie Po's foot.
(c) Runs away screaming in fear.
(d) Offers Auntie Po food.

2. Where does Mei think she will likely work her entire life?
(a) A store.
(b) A kitchen.
(c) A school.
(d) A laundromat.

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

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

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

6. What does Bee bring to Mei in the woods after Mei runs away from the others, upset?
(a) A coat.
(b) A pork chop.
(c) A sleeping bag.
(d) A slice of pie.

7. Where does Mei work and live?
(a) A veterinary clinic.
(b) A logging camp in Sierra Nevada.
(c) A pie shop.
(d) A laundromat.

8. Who is the young boy who is riveted by Mei's stories?
(a) James.
(b) Wynn.
(c) Henry.
(d) Allen.

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

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

11. Who is one of Mei's favorite subjects for her stories?
(a) The Rock.
(b) Auntie Po.
(c) Windsor.
(d) Paul Bunyan.

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

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

14. What does Mei compare logging a forest to?
(a) A dance.
(b) A fire.
(c) A school.
(d) A game.

15. What news does Hels share with Hao from the paper in Part I?
(a) That Mei could take real writing lessons now in town.
(b) That a sawmill was burned because it employed Chinese men.
(c) That one of Hao's relatives died.
(d) That someone was looking for a new cook nearby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first specific job of Mei's that Khor lists in Chapter 1?

2. Why does Hels tell Hao he cannot work at the mill any longer?

3. In Chapter 2, who comes outside to ask Mei if Sam is going to be OK?

4. Why does Hels tell Hao the incident with Sam happened in the first place?

5. In Chapter 3, which saw is called the "misery whip"?

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