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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, who manages breaking up the log jam?
(a) Henry.
(b) Pauly.
(c) Hao.
(d) Neils.

2. Who quits from the kitchen in Chapter 3?
(a) Sam.
(b) Neils.
(c) Henry.
(d) Hels.

3. 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) Having Mei cook for some of his men.
(c) Stealing money.
(d) Swimming in the river against the rules.

4. In Mei's telling of the rescue to Henry in Chapter 4, who helps move the biggest logs to help save the loggers?
(a) Martha.
(b) Wen.
(c) Hao.
(d) Pei Pei.

5. What day does Mei usually visit Hao on?
(a) Monday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Wednesday.

6. In Chapter 4, who explicitly tells Mei he or she can see Auntie Po for the first time, rescuing men from the river?
(a) Henry.
(b) Jen.
(c) Martha.
(d) Hao.

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. In Chapter 4, what happens to some of the men when they clear the log jam?
(a) They end up getting hurt or falling in the water.
(b) One man gets shot.
(c) One man gets stabbed accidentally by a tool.
(d) Everyone stays completely safe.

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

15. Where does Hao say he learned the tradition he enacts along the burial of the logger who dies?
(a) South America.
(b) England.
(c) Spain.
(d) Working on the railroad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Auntie Po yell about the sawmill in Chapter 3?

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

3. In Chapter 4, what is a peavey?

4. What does Bee say she did at the grave of the logger who died in the accident?

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

(see the answer keys)

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