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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. In Chapter 4, who gets angry at Mei for telling the story about Auntie Po while the men are being rescued?

2. Where does Hels go in Chapter 3 to find Hao?

3. What does Hels nail to the tree near where the person who dies in the log jam is buried?

4. What does Auntie Po look like to Henry?

5. What does Auntie Po yell about the sawmill in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Khor describe Mei's struggle with her emerging feelings of attraction towards Bee, her best friend? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Mei get angry with Auntie Po at several different points in the book, and what do you think Khor is trying to communicate to the reader through this anger? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of Martha's discomfort with Henry's belief in Mei's stories about Auntie Po, and how does she articulate them to Mei? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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