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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 leave her soon to get married.
(c) She likes Bee in a romantic way.
(d) She thinks Bee will stop studying as hard.

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

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

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

6. What did Auntie Po try to fight the mosquitos with?
(a) Poison flowers.
(b) Cake.
(c) Bumblebees.
(d) Bad stories.

7. What does Hao have in his cabin that he prays at every morning?
(a) A bowl of water.
(b) A shrine.
(c) A stove.
(d) A figure of a cat.

8. Who does Mei wish could also see Auntie Po and Pei Pei in Chapter 2?
(a) Hao.
(b) Bee.
(c) Hels.
(d) Pauly.

9. How are Neils and Hels related?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are brothers.
(c) They are not related by blood but they are good friends.
(d) They are father and son.

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

11. Where is the new logger from in Chapter 2?
(a) Ohio.
(b) England.
(c) California.
(d) Wisconsin.

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

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

14. Who is delighted with what Mei and Bee create in Chapter 2?
(a) Hao.
(b) Henry.
(c) Hels.
(d) Martha.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mei see in the woods after she runs away from the others, upset, in Part I?

2. Why does Mei think Sam will be fine at first in Chapter 2?

3. What do some of the Chinese workers say when Mei asks about their families in Chapter 2?

4. Who is allowed to stay at the mill with Hels and Bee when Hao goes to work in town?

5. In Chapter 2, what does Mei go for a walk to find?

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