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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. When did Qian become a U.S. citizen?

2. What was the temperature outside in Chapter 9 when the landlady turned off the heat?

3. When did Qian arrive in America?

4. In China, what did Qian's family used to dip their dumplings in?

5. What color plastic scissors did Qian have in China?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Qian become vindictive in Chapter 7?

2. What did Qian buy for a secret Santa gift in Chapter 9, and how was it received?

3. What happened the first time that Qian and her mother went grocery shopping after her father left?

4. What did Qian's mother suffer from when traveling, and when was her sickness particularly bad?

5. Why did Qian love libraries and books?

6. What was it like working for Qian's mother working at the sushi-processing plant?

7. How did Qian get transferred back to her first classroom when she was moved to a classroom for special needs children?

8. What did Qian and her mother do for Christmas?

9. What is Qian's father's earliest memory?

10. How did Qian and her mother get a visa to see Qian's father in America?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Crane became very sick. Why did Crane avoid traditional medical care and seek treatment from Chinese doctors at first? Why did she have to give in and go to a hospital?

Essay Topic 2

Qian was often hungry when she lived in New York. Why was Qian often hungry? How did she try to cope with the hunger?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Ojan's relationship with the library and what it represented to her.

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