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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, what is a jam pike for?
(a) To make kindling.
(b) To defend oneself against animals.
(c) To split big logs.
(d) To pry logs apart.

3. What task does Mei ask the majority of workers to help her with when she agrees to cook for them?
(a) Setting the table.
(b) Chopping vegetables.
(c) Moving tables.
(d) Boiling water.

4. 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 save pie for Polly.
(b) One that asked Mei to be kind.
(c) One that asked Hels to pay him more.
(d) One that asked Mei to save pie for Mr. Andersen.

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

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

7. 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.

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

9. 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.

10. What does Hao do when he sees Bee and Hels embracing after their loss?
(a) Embraces Mei.
(b) Sings a song softly.
(c) Lights a candle of remembrance.
(d) Tells Hels he will find Pauly.

11. Who asks Mei for a story in Chapter 3 when Mei herself cannot sleep?
(a) Henry.
(b) Polly.
(c) Pauly.
(d) Martha.

12. What does Hao say he wants to do from now on at the sawmill if he comes back to cook there?
(a) Make Hanukkah dinner.
(b) Make Christmas dinner.
(c) Make Chinese New Year's dinner.
(d) Make Easter dinner.

13. What does Hao ask Hels to pay him in Chapter 3?
(a) What he paid Neils.
(b) What he pays Henry.
(c) What he pays Pauly.
(d) What he pays Mei.

14. What does Bee thank Mei for after Bee's loss in Chapter 4?
(a) Loaning her money.
(b) Being there for her.
(c) Teaching her to read.
(d) Making her pie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some of the men brandish at Hels in Chapter 3 in protest?

2. What does Pauly tell Mei has happened to the crew since Hao left?

3. What does Bee say she knows Mei is using the Auntie Po stories to do?

4. What does Hao say when Mei asks him if he actually sees Auntie Po, too?

5. In Chapter 3, what do some of Hels's workers tell him Pauly has been doing behind his back?

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