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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 has Booger drawn in her notepad?

2. What does Casey plan on doing with the letters that she has sent to her father, but that have been sent back?

3. What makes Casey complete in Chapter Four?

4. What does Paw Paw tell Casey she is too young to do?

5. What do Paw Paw and Casey do in an attempt to stay warm?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Paw Paw and Casey keep warm at the beginning of this section?

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

3. How does Paw Paw break her leg in this section?

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

5. Why is Barney annoyed that Casey contacted Sheridan?

6. How does Casey anger Paw Paw in this section?

7. What does Paw Paw give Casey in exchange for the wonderful duck dinner?

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

9. What does Casey dream about in this section?

10. What does Casey realize about Barney in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme: setting, point of view, structure, or language.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Phil seem so scared of his Chinese heritage? How does he try to hide his Chinese heritage from other people? How do you think his attitude will affect both him and his young family in the future?

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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