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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is the Andersen family all originally from?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Ohio.
(c) California.
(d) Wisconsin.

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

4. Why is Mei angry as the winter passes in Chapter 3?
(a) She never knew her mother.
(b) Her father has died.
(c) She has no money.
(d) The gods she creates cannot even help her family.

5. What does Mei ask Bee to help her with in Chapter 3?
(a) Reading.
(b) Singing.
(c) Writing.
(d) Cooking for the Chinese workers still at the camp.

6. What note does Hels catch sight of in Chapter 3 that makes him feel even worse about firing Hao?
(a) One that asked Mei to be kind.
(b) One that asked Mei to save pie for Mr. Andersen.
(c) One that asked Hels to pay him more.
(d) One that asked Mei to save pie for Polly.

7. What does Hao place in the grave of the logger who dies in the accident?
(a) Water.
(b) A blanket.
(c) Food.
(d) A bottle sealed with wax with a note of the person's name, birthdate, and birthplace.

8. Who does Mei go into the woods to see in anger right after the logging accident?
(a) Henry.
(b) Martha.
(c) Auntie Po.
(d) Ringold.

9. Who are the best and bravest workers in the sawmill?
(a) The henneys.
(b) The stips.
(c) The grunts.
(d) The river pigs.

10. Why does Mei tell Bee she wants to hold on to the rituals her father does for his family?
(a) She thinks it is good luck.
(b) She knows it is important to her father.
(c) She wants to hold on to the scraps of her family, some of whom she will never meet.
(d) She does not know what else to do.

11. What does Auntie Po leave on the grave of the logger who dies?
(a) An axe.
(b) A bit of food.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A sapling.

12. Where does Hao tell Hels he was working when he cooked a big Chinese New Year's feast every year?
(a) The railroads.
(b) The steelyards.
(c) The lamp factory.
(d) The bridge works.

13. What do some of the men brandish at Hels in Chapter 3 in protest?
(a) Axes.
(b) Hammers.
(c) Plates.
(d) Books.

14. What does Bee bring to Mei "for once" in Chapter 3 to help her feel better?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Pudding.
(c) Bread.
(d) Pie.

15. What does Mei use to cook for the people she is cooking for in Chapter 3?
(a) Donations from charities.
(b) The food her father left her.
(c) Things she has foraged in the forest.
(d) Kitchen leftovers from Bee's uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what is a jam pike for?

2. Who does Hels say he was going to fire anyway in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 4, what happens to some of the men when they clear the log jam?

4. What does Auntie Po do outside the sawmill in Chapter 3?

5. Who helps Mei run the kitchen for a night after the last person quits?

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