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

2. What is one staple Mei always makes for the Chinese workers when she cooks for them?
(a) Radishes.
(b) Salad.
(c) Rice.
(d) Potatoes.

3. What does Auntie Po leave on the grave of the logger who dies?
(a) A sapling.
(b) A hammer.
(c) An axe.
(d) A bit of food.

4. What does Bee bring to Mei "for once" in Chapter 3 to help her feel better?
(a) Pie.
(b) Pudding.
(c) Bread.
(d) Ice cream.

5. What do some of the men brandish at Hels in Chapter 3 in protest?
(a) Books.
(b) Plates.
(c) Axes.
(d) Hammers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hao jokingly tell Hels he wants to get for Mei?

2. What is one thing that bothers Bee about the logger's death from the accident that she confides in Mei about at the end of Chapter 5?

3. What does Auntie Po look like to Henry?

4. What is the most dangerous part of the logger's job?

5. What does the event of the men bringing Mei food to cook make her wonder in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part III, what does Hels do out of frustration?

2. What demand does Hao make when Hels asks him to come back?

3. What does Pauly ask Mei for help with in Part III?

4. What is a common and dangerous problem that often happens in transporting logs?

5. In Part IV, what does Pauly use to clear the logjam during the log drive?

6. What does Hao say when Hels comes to beg him to come back?

7. Why does Auntie Po tell Mei she did not save Pauly?

8. What tradition does Hao enact when they bury Pauly?

9. In Part III, why does Mei become flustered when teaching Bee how to chop?

10. Why does Hels finally go and try to make amends with Hao?

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