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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 does Hao always save for Hels at dinner?

2. Why is Mei frustrated with Auntie Po when they first meet?

3. Where does Mei work and live?

4. Who does Auntie Po ask to help her fight the mosquitos?

5. What does Pauly tell Mei that upsets her in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Mei see her first vision that makes her think Auntie Po might be around?

2. What newspaper story does Mr. Andersen bring to Hao in Part I that is concerning?

3. Who asks Hels for a kitchen job in Chapter 2, and what is Hels's response?

4. In Part I, how does Mei think hers and Bee's futures will differ?

5. What happens when Auntie Po tries to get rid of mosquitos with bees?

6. What does Hao tell Hels in the aftermath of what happens to Sam?

7. When does Mei first encounter Auntie Po in Part II?

8. In Chapter 2, what does Mei say logging a forest reminds her of?

9. What does Bee bring Mei as a gift from town in Part I, and what does this gift symbolize?

10. What are some of Mei's jobs in the logging camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When and why does Mei begin to feel and understand the important differences in the opportunities that she and Bee might have as they grow up? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What distinctions does Khor draw early in the novel between the way the white workers at the logging camp and the Chinese ones are treated, and why are these distinctions important? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What do you think Khor is trying to communicate to the reader about faith and religion in the fact that Mei no longer prays with her father, but that she does have a tremendous amount of faith in Auntie Po? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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