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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

5. 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) Auntie Po and Mei's stories could not save her brother.
(c) Mei says they do not need to bury Henry.
(d) Mei refuses to come back to camp.

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

7. What does Bee say she did at the grave of the logger who died in the accident?
(a) Planted a tree.
(b) Poured some water there.
(c) Left her shawl.
(d) Sang.

8. In Chapter 4, what is a cant hook for?
(a) To pry logs apart.
(b) To chop logs.
(c) To grab and roll logs.
(d) To lift logs to higher spaces.

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

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

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

12. In Chapter 4, who is Mei concerned about getting back to camp after the logging accident?
(a) Pei Pei.
(b) The kids.
(c) Auntie Po.
(d) The animals.

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

14. What recipe does Pauly say Neils tried to make that night in Chapter 3 that was especially terrible?
(a) Pie.
(b) Curry.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Schnitzel.

15. What does Bee's father no longer let her do in Chapter 5?
(a) Read.
(b) Cook.
(c) Sing.
(d) Go out with the wagons.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Bee say about her brother in Chapter 5?

4. What note does Hels catch sight of in Chapter 3 that makes him feel even worse about firing Hao?

5. What do the bravest loggers do to actually move the logs down the river?

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