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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mei tell Bee she wants to hold on to the rituals her father does for his family?

3. What do loggers use to clear the worst jams?

4. In Chapter 4, what is a peavey?

5. Who are the best and bravest workers in the sawmill?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part III, why is Mei angry as the winter passes and she and her father remain separated?

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

3. In Part IV, what event often requires cooks to follow a crew down a river?

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

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

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

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

8. Who is the only person killed in the log jam?

9. What does the crew do when they find Pauly's body?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Khor decided to tell Mei's story in the form of a graphic novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Khor communicate the significance of some of the funeral ceremonies and rituals that the Chinese characters share to honor Pauly? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

The last sentence of Khor's author's note reads: "If history failed us, fiction will have to restore us." Write an essay explaining what you think she means with this statement, keeping in mind the context of the novel.

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