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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 do Paw Paw and Casey do in an attempt to stay warm?

2. What does Paw Paw teach Casey to use in this section?

3. Who comforts Casey while Paw Paw is in hospital?

4. What does Barney say opens your heart up to hard feelings?

5. What has Booger drawn in her notepad?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the postcards say about the change in Casey relationship with her father?

2. What problems does Casey have in buying the buns?

3. How does Casey go against Paw Paw's wishes in this section?

4. How do Casey, Booger and Mr. Jeh finally get the information they need from Gilbert?

5. What problems does Casey have at the deli?

6. How does Mr. Jeh persuade Mr. Fong the pawnbroker to tell them about anyone trying to sell him or one of his associates the owl necklace?

7. In what way are Booger and Casey different?

8. In what way does Phil make a negative impression when he arrives at paw Paw's house?

9. How do Booger and Casey become friends?

10. How does Barney appear to feel about hurting Paw Paw?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Casey's character at the beginning of the book to her character at the end of the book.

1. What did Casey hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events change Casey's ideas about life?

3. How has Casey's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between the younger generation in Chinatown and the older generation? How does the author express these differences? What effect do these differences have on the characters?

Essay Topic 3

How does Casey grow as a person through her relationship with Paw Paw? What does Paw Paw give Casey that Barney could never give her? What kind of person do you think Casey would have become if she had stayed with Barney?

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