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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Auntie Po look like to Henry?
(a) A Native American woman.
(b) A Black woman.
(c) A Chinese woman.
(d) A White woman.

2. What does Hels do out of frustration in Chapter 3?
(a) Go for a swim.
(b) Fire his own brother.
(c) Cut down a tree by hand, by himself.
(d) Start a big fire.

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?
(a) The sawmill would not pay for their health care.
(b) The sawmill would only pay them half of what was promised.
(c) The sawmill would close soon.
(d) The sawmill was moving out of state.

4. What do loggers use to clear the worst jams?
(a) Dynamite.
(b) Trains.
(c) Cars.
(d) Guns.

5. When do the loggers find the person who died in the log jam?
(a) They never find the person.
(b) Three days after the accident.
(c) One week after the accident.
(d) Two weeks after the accident.

6. What restaurant has Hao started working for once Hels fired him?
(a) The Crown.
(b) Horseshoe.
(c) The Feed Bag.
(d) The King's Walk.

7. What does Hels say they will do so all the workers can eat together at the sawmill from now on?
(a) Eat outside.
(b) Eat in the church.
(c) Build bigger dining halls.
(d) Build bigger tables.

8. What is special about the sandwich Hao makes for Hels in Chapter 4?
(a) It has no meat.
(b) It is made with eggs.
(c) It has no mustard.
(d) It has extra meat.

9. What does Auntie Po yell about the sawmill in Chapter 3?
(a) The sawmill owners are fair and honest.
(b) The sawmill owners are not actually religious.
(c) The sawmill owners are cheats.
(d) The sawmill owners are Chinese.

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

11. Why does Auntie Po say she could not save the person who dies in the logging accident?
(a) Mei does not understand the spirit world.
(b) If it had not been him, it would have been her father Hao who died.
(c) He was already dead when he fell.
(d) Someone always has to be sacrificed.

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

13. Who does Hels say he was going to fire anyway in Chapter 3?
(a) The Germans.
(b) Sam.
(c) Henry.
(d) Pauly.

14. Who gives Hels some nasty looks when he goes to find Hao?
(a) The priest.
(b) Pauly.
(c) The town sheriff.
(d) Some of the workers in the town.

15. What does Bee say she knows Mei is using the Auntie Po stories to do?
(a) Express her own emotions.
(b) Sharpen her writing skills.
(c) Start a union.
(d) Communicate with Hao.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who are the best and bravest workers in the sawmill?

3. What does Hao say he wants to do from now on at the sawmill if he comes back to cook there?

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

5. Who asks Mei for a story in Chapter 3 when Mei herself cannot sleep?

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