Friday, January 10, 2014

Jin by Bob McCall

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Book: Jin
Author: Bob McCall
ISBN: 978-0-02-202750-6

Chapter 1: Free

1. What was the big wooden house called?
2. Where were the barracks located?
3. What was the little sister’s name?
4. What was the older sister’s name?
5. What filled the harbor air?
6. Were the people allowed to leave the barracks without permission?

Chapter 2: Gateway to the Pacific

7. Who led Li Mei to the dock?
8. Why couldn’t the girls cross the border to see their father?
9. What is a boycott?
10. What could be accomplished by boycotts according to Mrs. Chow?
11. Who always wanted to hear a story?
12. Who was brought by boat from San Francisco to cook?

Chapter 3: The Cook, the Poet, and the Letter

13. When were the women allowed out of the barracks?
14. What did Big Kwan give the girls?
15. Who did Jin run into on the way to see her mother?
16. What was this man doing?
17. Why was this man carving a poem on the wall?
18. Why didn’t the man write the poem on paper?
19. What did Jin’s father’s letter say?
20. Who came to Jin and her mother as they were heading back to the barracks? (A)
21. What job did A have on the island?

Chapter 4: The Test

22. Li Mei asked, “why is it so hard to get into America?”  Why was it difficult for her family to get into the U.S.?
23. Who in the U.S. was afraid of Chinese workers?  Why were they afraid?
24. Mrs. Schwartz told Li Mei that she wasn’t taking a test.  She was just going to answer some questions.  What was the reason for the questions?
25. What is a “paper daughter”?
26. How many people questioned Li Mei?
27. What type of questions did the three men ask?
28. One of the officers asked, “Who is Old Ming?”  What did she answer?
29. One man asked, “What happened to his family?”  How did Li Mei answer this question?
30. The man with the glasses asked, “Little girl, could you tell me where the well in your village is?”  What was Li Mei’s answer?
31. Where did Li Mei say the well was located?
32. What is Li Mei’s job at the village?
33. How did Li Mei feel after the interview/test?
34. Mrs. Schwarz said she came to the U.S. from another country.  Which country is she from?
35. Who gave Li Mei the news that she was going to the U.S.?

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