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1.What does the narrator's name mean in English?
sadness
hope
waiting
happiness



2.In what Chinese year was the narrator born?
the year of the horse
the year of the rat
the year of the dog
the year of the dragon



3.The narrator's great-grandfather was able to marry her great-grandmother when he ____.
sang her a Mexican love song that was so beautiful she couldn't resist him
earned enough money to buy her the house of her dreams
convinced her father that he was an honorable and worthy man
threw a sack over her head and carried her off like a chandelier



4.What did the narrator inherit from her great-grandmother?
her collection of china plates
her name
her musical abilities
her smile



5.Why does the narrator want to change her name to Zeze the X?
because it is the name of her favorite comic book character
because she doesn't want to share a name with her great-grandmother
because she believes the name reflects her real self
because she wants to become a secret agent



6.Why doesn't the narrator go with her family to the houses on the hill anymore?
She thinks it is boring.
She is afraid of heights.
She is ashamed for her family.
She doesn't like spending time with her family.



7.According to the narrator, people who live on hills "have nothing to do with" what?
last week's garbage
doing the recycling
downtown traffic
pollution



8.What does the narrator plan to do when she owns her own house?
host dinner parties for her friends
invite bums to stay with her
hire her father to take care of the garden
live at the bottom of the hill



9.What will the narrator's guests believe is causing the attic floorboards to creak?
rats
the wind
bums
ghosts

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