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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. Why is Mei frustrated with Auntie Po when they first meet?
(a) Auntie Po is smaller than Mei thought she would be.
(b) Auntie Po does not speak at all.
(c) Auntie Po does not answer her questions before leaving.
(d) Auntie Po is actually not very nice to Mei.

2. What is a Broad Axe for?
(a) Feeling large trees.
(b) Making detailed designs on wood.
(c) Turning logs into beams.
(d) Splitting logs into firewood.

3. Why does Mei say she does not want to get married?
(a) She wants to write a book.
(b) She wants to run her own shop.
(c) She does not like boys.
(d) She wants to move to Europe.

4. What does Mei make as an incentive for some of the loggers to help her with her project in Chapter 2?
(a) Cherry pie.
(b) Egg tarts.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Pudding.

5. In Chapter 3, which saw is called the "misery whip"?
(a) The whelter saw.
(b) The meiter saw.
(c) The two-person crosscut saw.
(d) The hinge saw.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Auntie Po try to fight the mosquitos with?

2. How are Neils and Hels related?

3. Who takes over Hao's job when he leaves to go work in town?

4. Why does Mei feel so resentful about Bee's interest in a young man in Chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Auntie Po tries to get rid of mosquitos with bees?

2. In Chapter 2, why does Mei get so upset with Bee?

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

4. What does Hao do every morning in Part I?

5. What is one major difference between the lumberjacks and the Chinese workers in the camp?

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

7. What warning does Auntie Po give to Mei in Part II?

8. In Part II, what happens to Sam and how do people react?

9. In Part I, how does Mei think hers and Bee's futures will differ?

10. How does Mei feel when Hao is forced to leave the camp?

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