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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tao Chi'en give to the person who helps Eliza?
(a) A brooch.
(b) Gold.
(c) A pearl necklace.
(d) Ancient herbs.

2. Why is it impossible that Eliza left with Joaquin?
(a) He left for California long before she did.
(b) He has not left for California yet.
(c) John would have noticed Eliza on the ship with Joaquin.
(d) He sent letters home for Eliza.

3. What illness is sweeping the town where the brothel resides for the winter?
(a) Yellow fever.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Typhoid fever.

4. What must Eliza amputate from a man with gangrene?
(a) Arm.
(b) Fingers.
(c) Toes.
(d) Foot.

5. How does Tao find out that Joaquin has been killed?
(a) He overhears a crowd talking about it.
(b) He receives a letter from Jacob.
(c) He reads it in the newspaper.
(d) Eliza tells him.

6. After hearing about the success of Paulina's shipping line, other people, mentioned specifically in the novel, have tried to duplicate it by shipping what?
(a) Coconuts from Hawaii.
(b) Ice from Alaska.
(c) Pottery from China.
(d) Potatoes from Ireland.

7. What is the name of the area where young girls are taken to be prepared to be sold?
(a) The Queen's Room.
(b) The Golden Room.
(c) The Princess' Room.
(d) The Slave's Room.

8. What does Lin's ghost tell Tao Chi'en?
(a) To kill Eliza.
(b) To keep Eliza healthy.
(c) To forget Eliza and worry about himself.
(d) To make sure Eliza's baby is healthy.

9. How does Eliza respond when Tao Chi'en asks her if the dead Joaquin is her Joaquin?
(a) She says she is free.
(b) She says she is angry.
(c) She says she is not sure.
(d) She says it is.

10. What item reveals Eliza's parentage?
(a) A ring.
(b) A sweater.
(c) A letter.
(d) A scarf.

11. What is the last name of the Joaquin that Eliza hears about?
(a) Garza.
(b) Hernandez.
(c) Murieta.
(d) Serrano.

12. What is the name of the prostitute that finds love with James?
(a) Abigail.
(b) Esther.
(c) Hattie.
(d) Stella.

13. What is Eliza's plan if she doesn't find Joaquin?
(a) To move back to Chile.
(b) To open a restaurant in California.
(c) To continue traveling with the brothel.
(d) To go to China with Tao Chi'en.

14. When Eliza is asking about Joaquin, she tells people he is her what?
(a) Brother.
(b) Husband.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Employee.

15. Where does Tao Chi'en go to start a new life?
(a) Canton.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) Bangladesh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Eliza go by as a boy?

2. How does Tao Chi'en make money?

3. What is the name of Joaquin's gang member?

4. What does Eliza sell to make money when she arrives in California?

5. Who says: "The woman very cleverly pawned her daughter off on us"?

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