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.?

Back to School by Sunita Apte

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Book: Back to School
Author: Sunita Apte
ISBN: 978-0-02-202432-1

Chapter 1: Coming Home

1. Where were Commander Assad and Rae heading?
2. How long were they in space?
3. Who is the astronaut-in-training?
4. What is the name of the pilot?
5. Rae Chen is a junior member of which mission/organization?
6. How did she become a member of the mission?
7. In what year were students allowed to travel to space?
8. How many students were picked for this mission?
9. Who selected the student for the Lotus Mission?
10. How was the student selected?

Chapter 2: The Landing

11. What was Rae’s first reaction when she woke up?
12. After she came out of her capsule, what did she do first?
13. Where did the space ship land?
14. What did Rae say to the man walking down the road?
15. Which way did the man say to go?
16. Who did he say to ask for a ride?
17. How was the man dressed?
18. What color was his hair?

Chapter 3: A Strange School

19. Where did the policewoman take Rae?
20. Did the policewoman believe Rae?
21. What was the name of the school Rae was taken to?
22. What id the policewoman mean by saying, “You better watch it, or a kid like you will get retested.  You might end up sorting paper clips for the rest of your life.”?

Chapter 4: Everything Is Explained

23. The classrooms didn’t have numbers, they had ___________.
24. What types of names were listed, instead of numbers?
25. What type of clothes weren’t the students wearing?
26. What type of clothes for uniforms were they wearing?
27. What color were the plumbers’ uniforms?
28. What color were the architects’ uniforms?
29. What color uniform was the boy sitting in the Doctors’ classroom wearing?
30. What is the name of the boy?
31. In what class does Rae belong in according to boy?
32. Why does she belong in that classroom?
33. According to the boy, kids no longer decide what they want to study.  What action decides what they are going to study?
34. What date did Rae give Max for today’s date?
35. What year did Max say it was?
36. How many years in the future did she return back to Earth?
37. How old are you when you get tested for skills?
38. Who decides what job is best for you?
39. What happens to kids that don’t test well or get into trouble?

Chapter 5: Going Home Again

40. To whom did Max take Rae for help?
41. What was the Principal’s name?
42. How did they get to the site where the spaceship was located?
43. Did Max solve the computer’s processor problem?
44. What is one of the rules astronauts follow?
45. Once Rae returns to Earth, can she tell others about the future?
46. What is Rae going to fight against once they are created?
47. What feeling did Rae have at the end?