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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 happens to Sam in Chapter 2?
(a) He dies.
(b) He drowns.
(c) He gets married.
(d) He is badly beaten and injured because he is Chinese.

2. Why is Henry worried about his own safety?
(a) He lost his knife.
(b) He has already been beaten once in town.
(c) His mother Martha tells him that things might not be safe for their family, either.
(d) His father tells him he needs to be able to defend himself.

3. What did Auntie Po try to fight the mosquitos with?
(a) Bad stories.
(b) Poison flowers.
(c) Cake.
(d) Bumblebees.

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

5. What does Auntie Po wear when Mei first sees her?
(a) A pinkish-red shirt and jeans.
(b) A heavy coat and jeans.
(c) A dress.
(d) A linen jumpsuit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mei think Sam will be fine at first in Chapter 2?

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

3. Where is the new logger from in Chapter 2?

4. What does Bee bring to Mei in the woods after Mei runs away from the others, upset?

5. What kind of stories did Hao tell Mei when she was little?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship like between Mr. Andersen and Hao?

2. What does Bee bring Mei as a gift from town in Part I, and what does this gift symbolize?

3. What assurances does Hels try to give Hao when he fires him?

4. In Chapter 3, how does Hels describe his decision to let all the Chinese workers go to Hao?

5. Why is Martha a bit upset with Bee's and Mei's buffalo footprints?

6. In Chapter 2, what does Mei say logging a forest reminds her of?

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

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

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

10. What does Hao tell Hels he has taught Mei how to do in Chapter 2?

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