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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 8, from whom did Qian's father get a job?

2. How long before Qian and her mother went to America did her father go?

3. How much money did Qian's family have for groceries every week in Chapter 7?

4. How did Qian describe the landlady in Chapter 4?

5. When did Qian arrive in America?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 0, what happy memory did Qian have with her parents?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How hungry was Qian in Chapter 7?

9. Where did Qian and her parents live in Chapter 4?

10. Why did Qian love libraries and books?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Wangs decided to leave China. Why did the Wangs decide to leave China?

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

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and people or does it take on the role of a character or person?

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