2. What does Auntie Po wear when Mei first sees her?
(a) A dress.
(b) A heavy coat and jeans.
(c) A pinkish-red shirt and jeans.
(d) A linen jumpsuit.

3. What does Hao have in his cabin that he prays at every morning?
(a) A stove.
(b) A figure of a cat.
(c) A shrine.
(d) A bowl of water.

4. In Chapter 3, which saw is called the "misery whip"?
(a) The whelter saw.
(b) The hinge saw.
(c) The two-person crosscut saw.
(d) The meiter saw.

5. What task does Sam do in the kitchen after his injury in Chapter 2?
(a) Boiling water.
(b) Slicing meat.
(c) Making pies.
(d) Peeling potatoes.

6. What news does Hels share with Hao from the paper in Part I?
(a) That one of Hao's relatives died.
(b) That Mei could take real writing lessons now in town.
(c) That someone was looking for a new cook nearby.
(d) That a sawmill was burned because it employed Chinese men.

7. Why does Hao tell Hels that Hels cannot really call him family?
(a) Hels already has a family of his own.
(b) Hels cannot keep them safe.
(c) Hels brushes off the injury.
(d) Hels does not pay them well.

8. What does Mei often do around the campfire at night?
(a) Tell stories.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Eat her own dinner.
(d) Make pies for the following day.

9. Why does Mei think Sam will be fine at first in Chapter 2?
(a) He is very large.
(b) He always comes home early.
(c) He has never gotten sick before.
(d) He went to town with two workers and the best horse.

10. What year does this story begin in?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1885.

11. Where does Mei work and live?
(a) A logging camp in Sierra Nevada.
(b) A laundromat.
(c) A pie shop.
(d) A veterinary clinic.

12. What is Mei's specialty in cooking?
(a) Dumplings.
(b) Pork chops.
(c) Mashed potatoes.
(d) Pies.

13. What does Pei Pei do to Mei as a way of saying goodbye in Chapter 2?
(a) Gives her food.
(b) Lets her ride his back.
(c) Sings to her.
(d) Licks her.

14. Why does Hels tell Hao he cannot work at the mill any longer?
(a) He needs to give Hao's job to his brother.
(b) His mill owner is making him fire Hao and the other Chinese workers.
(c) His work is not good enough any longer.
(d) Mei has broken all the rules.

15. What does Mei make as an incentive for some of the loggers to help her with her project in Chapter 2?
(a) Egg tarts.
(b) Cherry pie.
(c) Pudding.
(d) Ice cream.