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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year does this story begin in?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1922.

2. What does Mei say this is s story about in Chapter 1?
(a) A story about sorrow.
(b) A story about health.
(c) A story about stories.
(d) A story about love.

3. What does Hao say when Mei tells him about seeing Auntie Po in Chapter 2?
(a) Auntie Po is not real.
(b) Auntie Po also appeared to Mei's mother.
(c) Auntie Po also appeared to him.
(d) It is OK, but she should not tell anyone.

4. Who does Hao tell Hels has taught Mei to write better?
(a) Neils.
(b) Pauly.
(c) Doreen.
(d) Bee.

5. Who does Hao pray to every morning?
(a) The four winds.
(b) God.
(c) His cat statue.
(d) His own deceased parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the big blue buffalo in Mei's stories?

2. Why does Hels tell Hao he cannot work at the mill any longer?

3. In Chapter 2, who is Bee distracted by?

4. What animals do loggers often use to pull carts?

5. Why does Hels tell Hao the incident with Sam happened in the first place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pauly tell Mei in Part I that deeply hurts her feelings?

2. What are some of Mei's jobs in the logging camp?

3. Why do Mei and Bee build giant buffalo footprints?

4. Who asks Hels for a kitchen job in Chapter 2, and what is Hels's response?

5. What is Mei's favorite story to tell around the campfire?

6. What does Hao tell Hels in the aftermath of what happens to Sam?

7. In Part II, why does Hao become concerned about Mei's safety?

8. Why is Henry upset after what happens to Sam?

9. When does Mei see her first vision that makes her think Auntie Po might be around?

10. How does Bee try to make Mei feel better at the end of Part III?

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