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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 task does Mei ask the majority of workers to help her with when she agrees to cook for them?
(a) Moving tables.
(b) Setting the table.
(c) Chopping vegetables.
(d) Boiling water.

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

3. What do the bravest loggers do to actually move the logs down the river?
(a) They stand on the logs in the water with their tools to keep them moving.
(b) They drive in very fast carts driven by horses along the side of the river.
(c) They drive the trains that go along the side of the river.
(d) They pilot planes over the logs to keep track of them.

4. What does Auntie Po do outside the sawmill in Chapter 3?
(a) Sings a song.
(b) Cooks a huge meal.
(c) Sucks in all the air and blows into the river to make a logjam.
(d) Sets a great fire.

5. What does Bee give to Mei to help her feel better in Chapter 3?
(a) A new hair tie.
(b) A new saw.
(c) A pine cone doll.
(d) A new dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do loggers often move logs from place to place?

2. What restaurant has Hao started working for once Hels fired him?

3. What day does Mei usually visit Hao on?

4. What is one staple Mei always makes for the Chinese workers when she cooks for them?

5. What is special about the sandwich Hao makes for Hels in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part IV, what surprises Mei about Hao's attitude towards her Auntie Po stories?

3. In Part III, what story about Auntie Po does Mei tell Bee and Polly?

4. What does Auntie Po leave at Pauly's grave?

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

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

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

8. What does Hao make special for Hels and give to Bee to take to him in Part IV?

9. Why does Bee get really angry at Mei for her Auntie Po stories in Part IV?

10. What form does Auntie Po take in Henry's imagination after the disaster with the log jam in Part IV?

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