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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Bee angry at Mei after the logging accident in Chapter 4?
(a) Mei says she and her father are starting their own business.
(b) Mei says they do not need to bury Henry.
(c) Auntie Po and Mei's stories could not save her brother.
(d) Mei refuses to come back to camp.

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

3. What food that Mei cooks in Chapter 3 does Bee try for the first time?
(a) Fried chicken.
(b) Chop suey.
(c) Stewed mushrooms.
(d) Curry.

4. What is the most dangerous part of the logger's job?
(a) Sleeping outside with wild animals.
(b) Cutting trees down.
(c) Log jams.
(d) Chopping trees into sections once they have been cut down.

5. In Chapter 3, what do some of Hels's workers tell him Pauly has been doing behind his back?
(a) Having an affair with a Chinese woman.
(b) Swimming in the river against the rules.
(c) Stealing money.
(d) Having Mei cook for some of his men.

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

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

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

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

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

11. What does Auntie Po do outside the sawmill in Chapter 3?
(a) Sings a song.
(b) Sets a great fire.
(c) Cooks a huge meal.
(d) Sucks in all the air and blows into the river to make a logjam.

12. In Chapter 4, what do the men use to break up the log jam?
(a) Dynamite.
(b) Horses.
(c) Guns.
(d) Trains.

13. What does one worker throw at Hels in complaint in Chapter 3?
(a) A brick.
(b) A stone.
(c) A scoop of mashed potatoes.
(d) A piece of pie.

14. 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) Jen.
(c) Hao.
(d) Henry.

15. Who helps Mei run the kitchen for a night after the last person quits?
(a) Polly.
(b) Martha.
(c) Henry.
(d) Winnie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What restaurant has Hao started working for once Hels fired him?

2. What does Hao place in the grave of the logger who dies in the accident?

3. Where does Hels go in Chapter 3 to find Hao?

4. In Chapter 4, who is the only logger who dies in the logging accident?

5. What does the event of the men bringing Mei food to cook make her wonder in Chapter 3?

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