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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. In Chapter 8, who invites Faye inside to get dry from the rain after she thinks she sees John Garland?
(a) Buddhist monk.
(b) Tea shop proprietor.
(c) Christian missionary.
(d) Storekeeper.

2. In Chapter 9, where does Lai King like to sit?
(a) Park bench.
(b) Hill overlooking the ocean.
(c) Shipping crates.
(d) Her front steps.

3. During Typhoon Ebisu, how many people drowned in the train tunnels?
(a) 200.
(b) 225.
(c) 150.
(d) 100.

4. In Chapter 7, how long has Zoe been at boarding school?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 9 years.

5. Where does Lai King live in Chapter 9?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Medford.
(d) San Jose.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mrs. Bidwell finds Zoe reading poetry at an old picnic table in the night, what flowers does she give Zoe?

2. In Chapter 6, where does Dorothy see the policemean who helped her the night of the storm?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Faye read to John Garland?

4. During the weekly general meeting in Chapter 7, on what instrument does a girl play a suite of Brahms' sonatas?

5. What color are the shoes that Afong made with her ah-ma on her 14th birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Faye remember about survivors of the Canton Uprising?

2. What is the Shanghai Marriage Market?

3. How does Dorothy think of her relationship with Louis, her partner, in Chapter 2?

4. Who does Lois bring to the hospital in Chapter 8, and how are they injured?

5. What happens after Afong marries a dead man?

6. What does Ford have in common with his son that makes him wondering if there is a genetic proclivity for tastes in music?

7. Why do Lai King and her family to leave Chinatown in Chapter 9?

8. What award does Greta receive in Chapter 5 and why?

9. How does Faye save the life of a pilot named John Garland?

10. Who is Mrs. Bidwell?

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