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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. At the sushi factory, what color plastic did workers wear?

2. When Qian and her mother went to America, what did they put on their suitcases to identify them?

3. What was one of Qian's favorite games in China at school?

4. What law school did Qian attend?

5. Why was Qian's grandmother confined to bed in the later visits Qian remembered?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Qian discover Chatham Square?

2. What did Qian's parents do for her when she had chickenpox?

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

4. Who was assigned to help Qian in school in Chapter 6, and what did the girl tell her at lunchtime?

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

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

7. In Chapter 5, what jobs did Qian and her mother get?

8. What would Qian's family eat on Sundays?

9. In Chapter 6, when and why did Qian stop believing her father?

10. What job did Qian's father get in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Qian Julie Wang is the author of Beautiful Country. Why did she write the book?

Essay Topic 2

How did the Wangs’ lives in the U.S. compare to their lives in China? Why were the Wangs not able to use their education to make better lives for themselves?

Essay Topic 3

James Lombardi was a man who acted lasciviously toward women at the hair salon where Crane worked. How did he begin taking Crane and her family to McDonald’s? What did survival have to do with the Wangs accepting his company at McDonald’s?

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