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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what is a jam pike for?
(a) To pry logs apart.
(b) To defend oneself against animals.
(c) To split big logs.
(d) To make kindling.

2. What do Mei and Bee think of the food they eat that Neils has cooked in Chapter 3?
(a) It is terrible.
(b) It is delicious.
(c) It is mediocre.
(d) Neils never cooks food in Chapter 3.

3. In Chapter 4, what is a peavey?
(a) A combined version of the cant hook and jam pike.
(b) A type of sauce for meat.
(c) A logging manual.
(d) A lean-to for loggers to live in as they move along a river.

4. What task does Mei ask the majority of workers to help her with when she agrees to cook for them?
(a) Setting the table.
(b) Moving tables.
(c) Boiling water.
(d) Chopping vegetables.

5. What does Hao do when he sees Bee and Hels embracing after their loss?
(a) Lights a candle of remembrance.
(b) Sings a song softly.
(c) Embraces Mei.
(d) Tells Hels he will find Pauly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pauly tell Mei has happened to the crew since Hao left?

2. When do the loggers find the person who died in the log jam?

3. What does Hao jokingly tell Hels he wants to get for Mei?

4. Who helps Mei run the kitchen for a night after the last person quits?

5. Where does Hao tell Hels he was working when he cooked a big Chinese New Year's feast every year?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hao say when Hels comes to beg him to come back?

2. What does the crew do when they find Pauly's body?

3. In Chapter 4, how do the workers often transport the logs?

4. In Part IV, what event often requires cooks to follow a crew down a river?

5. What is a common and dangerous problem that often happens in transporting logs?

6. In Part III, what does Hels do out of frustration?

7. What does Auntie Po leave at Pauly's grave?

8. What happens when Neils takes over the camp's kitchen?

9. In Part III, why is Mei angry as the winter passes and she and her father remain separated?

10. What demand does Hao make when Hels asks him to come back?

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