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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the bravest loggers do to actually move the logs down the river?
(a) They drive the trains that go along the side of the river.
(b) They drive in very fast carts driven by horses along the side of the river.
(c) They pilot planes over the logs to keep track of them.
(d) They stand on the logs in the water with their tools to keep them moving.

2. What spice does Mei use in her cooking in Chapter 3?
(a) Ginger.
(b) Coriander.
(c) Tumeric.
(d) Cardamom.

3. What day does Mei usually visit Hao on?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Friday.

4. Who leads the log drive after the accident?
(a) Henry.
(b) Hal.
(c) Hels.
(d) Neils.

5. What does Mei begin to feel while she is teaching Bee how to do something in Chapter 3?
(a) Very suspicious.
(b) Sick.
(c) Flustered and attracted to Bee.
(d) Very angry.

6. What does Pauly tell Mei has happened to the crew since Hao left?
(a) They are angry.
(b) They are starving.
(c) They are sad.
(d) They are suspicious.

7. In Chapter 4, what happens to some of the men when they clear the log jam?
(a) They end up getting hurt or falling in the water.
(b) Everyone stays completely safe.
(c) One man gets stabbed accidentally by a tool.
(d) One man gets shot.

8. What does Hels nail to the tree near where the person who dies in the log jam is buried?
(a) A ribbon.
(b) An axe.
(c) Boots.
(d) An orange.

9. What does Hao say when Mei asks him if he actually sees Auntie Po, too?
(a) He does not have to see Auntie Po to believe.
(b) He does not believe in Auntie Po.
(c) He cannot see her because he is too old.
(d) He has seen her.

10. What do some of the white men bring to Mei to ask her to cook in Chapter 3?
(a) Salad.
(b) Pork.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Fish.

11. What does Bee say about her brother in Chapter 5?
(a) He might still be alive.
(b) He was her best friend.
(c) He was not a hero.
(d) He taught her how to read.

12. What is one staple Mei always makes for the Chinese workers when she cooks for them?
(a) Radishes.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Salad.
(d) Rice.

13. Where does Hels go in Chapter 3 to find Hao?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Amarillo.
(c) Fort Worth.
(d) Chinatown.

14. How do loggers often move logs from place to place?
(a) In cars.
(b) In planes.
(c) On the river.
(d) In trains.

15. In Chapter 4, who explicitly tells Mei he or she can see Auntie Po for the first time, rescuing men from the river?
(a) Martha.
(b) Hao.
(c) Henry.
(d) Jen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do loggers use to clear the worst jams?

2. In Chapter 4, what is a cant hook for?

3. What does Mei say the sawmill once told Auntie Po and her men after they had delivered their entire season's load of wood?

4. What is Hao cooking when Hels comes to see him in Chapter 3 to ask him to work at the mill again?

5. What does one worker throw at Hels in complaint in Chapter 3?

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