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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. What did Barney work as in Redding?

2. What does the narrator say is the only difference between Phil's furniture and the furniture she used at Barney's?

3. What are the two ways Barney has always promised the narrator he would make money?

4. What kind of establishment was Barney leaving when the men gave him a beating?

5. Whom do the owl children try to eat when their food runs out?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Paw Paw comfort Casey in this section?

2. How does Jasmine live the rest of her life?

3. Why does Casey feel such a strong bond with Paw Paw?

4. How does Paw Paw hope her friend can help Casey?

5. What agreement do Casey and Paw Paw come to?

6. How does Booger bully Casey?

7. How did Mr. Jeh survive when he first moved to San Francisco?

8. What does the owl story symbolize within context to the entire story?

9. What does Mr. Jeh tell Casey about his soul?

10. How do the Walkers help Peony, Jasmine, and their mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

How has the death of Jeanine affected by Barney? How would their lives have been different if she had lived?

Essay Topic 3

How do you think the Chinatown in San Francisco compares to the real China? What are the problems and benefits of having such communities?

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