A unit study for
ANDREA CARTER AND THE
Author: Susan K. Marlow
Guide written by: Susan K. Marlow
Book published by:
Kregel Publications
P.O. Box 2607
Grand Rapids, MI 49501
www.kregel.com
© 2010 Susan K. Marlow. Permission to reproduce these pages in part or in whole is granted.
“Concepts”
CONTENTS
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I. Chapters 1-4
Vocabulary & Character Counts ….....….....….…....…..………….………………………. 3
Sample List of Character Traits …….………….…....…….……………………………….. 4
Remember the Story & Digging Deeper ..……….....………………..…..……..…………. 5
Geography: Welcome to California …..…………………………………………….………. 6
Floods: Then and Now …....……………...…...…………...……………………....……….. 7
A Long Train Ride ……………………….……………………………………………...…… 8
II. Chapters 5-9
Vocabulary & Character Counts …......…..…..…..….....…………..….…………………. 9
Remember the Story & Digging Deeper ………....….……………………..………….... 10
A Long Boat Ride …...……......……………….…...….……………….……………….…. 11
A Very Long Boat Ride .......…….………....…..……..…………………………………… 12
III. Chapters 10-14
Vocabulary & Character Counts …......……....….……..…………………….………….. 13
Remember the Story & Digging Deeper ….….….....………………………………….... 14
City Life vs. Country Life ………………………….…………………. ………….……….. 15
Writing Chinese Characters ……………..……...………..…...……………………..…… 16
IV. Chapters 15-18
Vocabulary Review & Character Counts: Write About It ……..……...………………….17
Remember the Story & Digging Deeper ….…….….…....…………………………….... 18
The Mission Home in Chinatown: Margaret Culbertson ...…………………………….. 19
A Journal Entry …………………………………………………………………………….. 20
The Mission Home in Chinatown: Donaldina Cameron .………...……..……………… 21
V. Web Links ………………..………………..…………………………………………………… 22
Answer Key ………..………………………..…………………………….……………..……….. 23
I. Chapters 1-4
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Vocabulary
Learning new words from context is fun! Can you figure out the meanings of the underlined
words? The sample sentences are taken from the story.
1. “The levee broke! Water’s coming through!” _________________________________
2. His blue eyes and disheveled hair reflected his excitement. _____________________
3. The clanging of the shovels could hardly be heard over the rushing water, the
boisterous laughter, and the shouting of orders. ______________________________
4. The muddy current rushed down the street and alongside the railroad embankment.
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5. “Your ma’s a mite worried, Andi.” __________________________________________
6. “I enrolled you in the academy. You commence school Monday morning.
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Character Counts!
Each book in the Circle C Adventures series tries to bring out character qualities—traits
that are the characters’ strengths or weaknesses. How can you discover a person’s character? Matthew 7:16 says, “Ye shall know them by their fruits . . .” As you read this story,
you will see that the characters make choices based on who they are on the inside. “For
as [a person] thinks in his heart, so is he” (Proverbs 23:7). Begin by finding character traits
for Andi and two others from these first four chapters. Don’t fill it out all at once. Come back
to it as you see the characters grow and change. List positive and negative traits. (See
sample list of character traits on page 4.)
Andi Carter
Elizabeth
Aunt Rebecca
Sample List of Character Traits
Below shows you a sample list of some of the character qualities the characters
(and real people) show by their actions, attitudes, and speech. Study it to get
yourself started on figuring out the different character traits the people in San Francisco Smugglers display. The list is not complete! Can you think of others as you go through the story?
(There is space to add others as you think of them.)
Bold (vs. fearfulness): knowing what you do or say is right and true in God’s sight
Compassionate (vs. indifferent): doing whatever you can do to heal the hurts of others
Courageous (vs. fearful): being confident that what you do or say is true and right before God
Creative (vs. underachieving): looking at a situation from a new perspective
Decisive (vs. wavering): able to make—and stick to—a decision, even in a difficult situation.
Dependable (vs. inconsistent): doing what you said you would do, even if it means sacrifice
Discrete (vs. foolish): able to avoid words and actions that lead to unwanted consequences
Endurance (vs. giving up): withstanding stress to the end
Flexible (vs. stubborn): not setting your heart on plans that could be changed
Forgiving (vs. judging): clearing the record of those who have wronged you; no grudges
Generous (vs. stingy): realizing that all you have belongs to God and using it for His purpose
Gentle (vs. harsh): showing care and concern when meeting others’ needs
Grateful (vs. unthankful): letting others (and God) know how they have helped you.
Initiative (vs. lazy): figuring out what needs to be done before being asked
Obedient (vs. willful): freedom to be creative under divinely appointed authority
Patient (vs. restless): accepting a difficult situation and waiting on God
Respectful (vs. impolite): being aware of how God uses others to help you develop character
Responsible (vs. unreliable): doing what God and others expect from you
Sincere (vs. phony): doing what is right with the right motives
Tolerant (vs. prejudice): accepting others and listening to them, even if you don’t agree
Truthful (vs. deceptive): earning trust by accurately reporting facts; keeping your word.
Click here to find more examples: http://www.characterfirst.com/aboutus/qualities/
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Remember the Story
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“Remember”
Show how well you remember the story by answering the following questions.
Chapters 1-2:
1. Where are Andi and her family when this book opens? ___________________________
2. Why is Andi so excited to see the flood? ______________________________________
3. Circle the reasons why Andi decides this flood is no fun at all.
her clothes are ruined • she’s stranded • the church floods • she falls into the water
she saw someone drown • she’s caught in a mudslide • she’s in trouble for taking off
4. The school closure gives Andi’s mother a chance to consider which other option?
A. a list of chores a mile long to complete while school is closed
B. a chance to hire a personal tutor to keep Andi caught up while school is closed.
C. Andi can finish out the school term in San Francisco at a young ladies’ academy.
Chapters 3-4:
5. What does Justin promise Andi?
A. She can stay with Kate and the kids and doesn’t have to board at the school.
B. She only has to attend school for three weeks and then can come home.
C. Whenever she feels homesick, she can visit Justin at his San Francisco law office.
6. Which three means of transportation do Andi and Justin take to arrive at Rebecca’s?
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7. What does Andi see that grabs her attention as they are riding up the hill to her aunt’s
house?
A. the Golden Gate bridge
B. a cable car
C. a horse-drawn trolley car
8. Nob Hill is a high hill in San Francisco. What lies far below? _______________________
Digging Deeper
Andi does not want to go to San Francisco, but she finally agrees to go in order to please
her mother and make Aunt Rebecca happy. What about you? Is there a time when you
gave up your “rights” in order to think of someone else? What was the outcome?
(Discuss as a group or write your answers on the back of this sheet.)
Geography: Welcome to California
1. You will need a reference map. On the map of California below, find and label the following:
Oakland
San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Fresno
Sierra Nevada (mts.)
Sacramento
San Joaquin River
2. Draw a compass rose (N, S, E, W directions).
3. Color the Sierra Nevada mountains brown.
4. Draw the San Joaquin River in blue.
5. Use dots to indicate the cities; use a star to indicate the capital of California.
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Floods: Then and Now
Here the citizens of Fresno are building levees to save as
much of their town as possible.
Since the Great Flood of Genesis,
floods of all kinds have occurred.
Sometimes too much water overflows rivers, drowning the land;
sometimes hurricanes dump inches
or feet of water on coastal cities. In
the past—before weather satellites—
the first warning of a coming flood
might have been very similar to the
warning in the opening pages of San
Francisco Smugglers—only a few
minutes. Folks dropped everything
and worked together to channel the
flood waters away from their homes
and businesses.
Research an area of our country (close to where you live, if possible) that has flooded in
the recent past. (The Internet is great for finding out information.) Answer the following
questions about the flood you researched.
1. What caused the flooding? ______________________________________________
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2. What were the results? _________________________________________________
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3. Could this flood have been prevented? ________ If “yes,” how? If “no,” why not?
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4. Give some examples (if you can find any) of how people helped each other during the
flood. ________________________________________________________________
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5. Give some examples (if you can find any) of what the government did to help.
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A Long Train Ride
Below is an enlarged map of central California. It shows
some of the railroad routes of the late 1800s. With a colored marking pen or pencil, trace the route you think Andi and her brother Justin took from Fresno to Oakland to
catch the ferry to San Francisco.
1. The distance from Fresno to Oakland is about 180 miles. If a train in the 1800s traveled at a speed of 25 mph, how long did it take Andi to reach Oakland? ______________
2. Why do you think Andi and Justin took the train to Oakland then crossed the Bay by
ferry to reach San Francisco rather than make the entire trip to S.F. by train?
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II. Chapters 5-9
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Vocabulary
Can you figure out the meanings of the words from reading them in the story?
1. Everybody knew slavery had been abolished sixteen years ago. __________________
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2. “Whatever were you thinking? The mistress is fit to be tied!” _____________________
3. Her longed-for horseback ride in Golden Gate Park had begun and ended in shambles,
and it was her [Andi’s] own fault. __________________________________________
4. Andi knew Aunt Rebecca would certainly not approve of her niece hobnobbing with the
servants, no matter what the reason. _______________________________________
5. “Are our things safe?” Florence asked over the clamor. _________________________
6. Nothing was more tedious than memorizing Latin verbs. ________________________
Character Counts!
In chapters 5 through 9 you meet a number of new characters. Can you tell what they are
like from first impressions? See if you can figure out a few character qualities for the people below. Look back on page 4 for the sample traits and/or come up with some traits on
your own. Don’t fill it out all at once. Come back as you gain new insight into these characters’ lives.
Jenny Grant
Miss Whitaker
Juan Carlos
Remember the Story
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Show how well you remember the story by answering the questions below.
Chapters 5-7:
1. Can you figure this Spanish out from the story? “No se preocupe. Yo hablo espaňol.”
A. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to interrupt you.”
B. “No one needs to know. I’ll speak slowly.”
C. “Don’t worry. I speak Spanish.”
2. Who comes running after Andi, looking for her? _________________________________
3. What is a mui tsai? _______________________________________________________
4. What is the Chinese name for the “Golden Mountain” (California)? __________________
5. It’s Andi’s first day of school, and she has already failed which test?
A. her Latin test
B. the “perfect neatness” test
C. her mathematics test
6. Feng Chee calls the girls fahn quai, which is ____________ _____________ in English.
Chapters 8-9:
7. True or false (circle one). Andi and Jenny get along well as roommates because they are
very much alike in many ways.
8. Jenny wants to go after Feng Chee and yell at him, but Andi knows that will not end well.
What does she suggest instead? ____________________________________________
9. What is the real reason Andi wants to keep taking riding lessons with Juan Carlos?
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10. What does Andi promise Juan Carlos? ______________________________________
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Digging Deeper
Andi is literally knocked off her “high horse” in Golden Gate Park. She felt she was a pretty good rider and then she crashed. Has there ever been a time when you felt you excelled at something and ended up embarrassed? How did you react? (Discuss as a group
or write your answers on the back of this sheet.)
A Long Boat Ride
Jenny Grant did her own share of traveling to reach Miss Whitaker’s Academy. This is a map of the
Pacific Coast states, showing Jenny’s
home in Washington Territory.
A. Label the Pacific Ocean.
B. Label Washington, Oregon, and
California.
C. Draw a dark line showing the route
Jenny Grant probably took by sailing
ship from Tacoma, WA, to San Francisco, CA.
D. Use the “miles” key to answer the
questions below. Don’t forget to go up
and around the tip of WA when measuring the miles.
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1. About how many miles is it from Tacoma to San Francisco by water? _____________
2. If a sailing ship traveled an average of 100 miles a day (depending on the wind), how
many days would it take Jenny to reach San Francisco? __________________________
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“Boat”
A Very Long Boat Ride
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Lin Mei traveled farther in her young life than most of us will ever
travel. She traveled all the way from the Orient (China) to the United
States (California).
Find a map of China (the Internet is a good source) and use it for the
map activity below.
On the map of China, label the following:
1. Use a star to label Beijing, the capital of China (host of the 2008
Olympics).
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Use a dot to label the city of Canton (Lin Mei’s original home; also called Guangzhou).
Find and trace the Yellow River with a dark pen.
Label the Pacific Ocean.
Canton, China, is 6,900 miles from San Francisco. Sailing at 100 miles a day, how long
did it take Lin Mei to reach San Francisco? __________________
RUSSIA
MONGOLIA
CHINA
INDIA
III. Chapters 10-14
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Vocabulary
I’ll make it easy this time! Match new words from these chapters with their meanings.
____ 1. browbeaten
A. broken; oppressed; bullied
____ 2. adamant
B. stink
____ 3. a sallow complexion
C. insistent
____ 4. a dank place
D. a drug made from opium; used often in the 1800s
____ 5. laudanum
E. wet; musty
____ 6. to reek
F. beginner; newbie
____ 7. an amateur
G. yellowish; washed out
Hopefully, you have read enough about these additional characters so that you can determine what kinds of character traits they have been showing throughout the story. See if
you can list a few character qualities for the people below. Look back on page 4 for the
sample traits and/or come up with some traits on your own. Don’t fill it out all at once.
Come back as you gain new insight into these characters’ lives.
Lin Mei
Feng Chee
Mr. Hunter
Remember the Story
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Show how well you remember the story by answering the questions below.
Chapters 10-12:
1. Why is Lin Mei hiding under Andi’s bed? ______________________________________
2. Circle the items Lin Mei has in her bundle
a small, wooden bowl • a pair of chopsticks • one small earring • a broken comb
a soiled change of clothes • a few pennies
• a porcelain button
3. What does Lin Mei want Andi and Jenny to do for her? ___________________________
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4. What terrible news does Miss Whitaker tell Andi? _______________________________
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5. Why is this news so terrible? _______________________________________________
6. Who catches the girls in the stables? _________________________________________
7. Juan refuses to take the girls to Pacific Heights. Instead, he suggests a different destination that is much closer. What is it? _________________________________________
Where is it? ____________________________________________________________
Chapters 13-14:
8. Why doesn’t Lin Mei want to go to the Mission Home? ___________________________
9. What is the name of Lin Mei’s little friend? ____________________________________
10. Why is Andi suddenly glad they took the time to find her?
A. Because Andi could see how much the little girl was suffering as a slave.
B. Because going this way was a short cut to the Mission Home.
C. Because it took hardly any time at all to rescue her.
11.Where do the girls wake up? _______________________________________________
12.What is going to happen to Andi and Jenny? __________________________________
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Digging Deeper
Andi and Jenny decide to hide Lin Mei because they’re afraid Miss Whitaker will give Lin
Mei back to Feng Chee, who in turn plans to sell her. Do you think this was a deception?
Why or why not? Are there any examples from history where godly people hid others to
keep them from the authorities? Explain. (Discuss as a group or write your answers on
the back of this sheet.)
City Life vs. Country Life
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1. Andi is a “country” kid. She doesn’t like the city. Which do you prefer? Why?
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2. List the “pros” and “cons” of a bustling city; then list the “pros” and “cons” of a rural
setting.
The Circle C Ranch
A Bustling City
A Rural Setting
Advantages (pros)
Disadvantages (cons)
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Disadvantages (cons)
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Writing Chinese Characters
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Lin Mei’s only worldly possessions were a broken comb, a
few soiled garments, and a pair of wooden chopsticks. Have
you ever eaten with chopsticks? Go to a Chinese restaurant
and ask for a pair of chopsticks. Try to eat some rice with
them. It is hard to do!
Below are some Chinese characters for some familiar words. Can you copy them? Do your best!
Boat
Horse
God
Mountain
Kum Sum
(Gold Mountain)
Book
Mui Tsai (slave girl)
Sun
IV. Chapters 15-18
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Vocabulary Review
Can you find ten review words from chapters 1-14 hiding below? They can be forward, backwards,
up & down, sideways, and even diagonal. The clues are the meanings of the words, along with
how many letters are in the hidden word. Good luck!
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broken; oppressed; bullied (10)
loud noise (6)
a raised bed of dirt and gravel above ground
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5. in trouble (3)
6. a drug made from opium (8)
7. a type of dam to hold back flood waters (5)
8. just a little; a tiny bit (4)
9. Stink (4)
10. a disgraceful action (7)
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Look back on pages 3, 9, and 13. Finish adding any newly discovered character traits to the characters listed (if you need more room, use the back of the pages). Now, choose one of the characters and write a short “sketch” describing the character. Use a couple of traits you wrote down, as
well as examples that show when the character showed this trait, or if he/she “grew.”
Example: At first, the Chinese girl, Lin Mei, was very fearful. She was afraid to talk to Andi and
Jenny. Later on, she became courageous, when she told the girls about the Mission Home and led
them through Chinatown. She also showed compassion by rescuing her friend, Kum Ju.
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Remember the Story
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Show how well you remember the story by answering the questions below.
Chapters 15-16:
1. What is the name of the God bigger than all of the evil spirits? _____________________
2. How does Andi keep the little Chinese girls and Jenny (and herself) calm?
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3. How does God answer Andi’s prayer? ________________________________________
4. Circle the items the girls use to get out of the storeroom:
a rope • sheets tied together • a ladder • a piece of metal • crates • barrels
Chapters 17-18:
5. The warehouse, where the girls were stashed, is near . . .
A. the cable car housing
B. Chinatown
C. the waterfront
D. Golden Gate Park
6. A newsboy, Freddie, comes to the girls’ rescue and takes them to his folks “hash house.”
What is a hash house? ____________________________________________________
7. Who are “San Francisco’s finest,” whom Andi has given a merry chase?
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8. How does Andi surprise everyone at the end of the story? ________________________
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Digging Deeper
At the end of the book, Andi learns that she misjudged her Aunt Rebecca. She was sure
Aunt Rebecca would not have compassion on Lin Mei but instead would turn her over to
the police. However, Andi discovered she was mistaken about her aunt. Have you ever
misjudged someone based on your own point of view? What happened? (Discuss as a
group or write your answers on the back of this sheet.)
The Mission Home in Chinatown
San Francisco Call, August 1, 1897
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Margaret Culbertson
The director of the mission home, whom Andi and
Jenny would have met, was Margaret Culbertson. She ran the home for many years, before
Donaldina Cameron came to help her in 1895.
Margaret died in 1897 from an internal injury
brought on five years earlier, when a terrified slave
girl kicked her while being rescued. The girls were
told all kinds of tales about the “fahn quai,” white
foreign devils. The girls were more afraid of the
missionaries than of their cruel slave masters!
The Occidental Mission Home for Girls began
in 1874. Here is a picture of the original
“Presbyterian Mission Home for Chinese
Girls” at 920 Sacramento Street. This is the
building Andi would have seen. The earthquake and fire of 1906 ruined this building,
but it was rebuilt and back in use by 1908.
Can you see how steep the hill is that runs in
front of the building? Much of San Francisco
is built on steep hills like this.
Journal Entries
~from Margaret Culbertson’s “rescues”
Jan. 17, 1894: Tien. . . was rescued . . . from her
inhuman mistress . . . The child had been very
cruelly treated—her flesh pinched and twisted
till her face was scarred . . . Tai is a pretty
child of about 10 years old, rosy cheeked and
fair complexion.
Aug. 15, 1892: . . . we rescued
[Ah Cheng]. She is very small . .
. Looks like a midget—has an
old and peculiar face.
March 25, 1892: I received word . . . that a little girl about 9 yrs. old at the N.W.
[corner] of Clay & Dupont Sts. was being badly beaten . . . I brought her to the
Home. She was in pitiful condition, two cuts from a hatchet were visible on her
head—her mouth, face, and ands badly swollen from punishments she had received from her cruel mistress.
A Journal Entry
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Margaret
Culbertson
Journal
What do you think Miss Culbertson’s journal entry might have looked like if she wrote how Lin Mei
and Kum Ju came to the Mission Home? Use your imagination and create an entry. Cut out
around the dotted line and fold the journal in half. On the inside, use this date: March 2, 1881.
Then describe how the two little girls came to be in “your” care and how you intend to help them.
FOLD LINE
The Mission Home in Chinatown
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Donaldina Cameron
Donaldina Cameron came to the Occidental Mission Home for Girls in 1894 to teach
sewing. She stayed forty years and became known as the “angry angel” of Chinatown.
The Chinese tong (slave masters) hated her; the abused slaves were terrified of her; the
rescued slaves loved her and called her “Lo Mo” (old mother). Nothing kept Donaldina
from her life’s work of rescuing little Chinese girls (and big girls too) from Chinatown’s
deep, dark slave trade.
Donaldina grew up on a ranch in the San Joaquin Valley and was
quite a tomboy. One time, a friend spied her up on the ranch’s
tall windmill! Perhaps climbing windmills prepared Donaldina for
scurrying across rooftops in Chinatown to rescue hidden slave
girls. Many kind, decent Chinese neighbors often told Donaldina
about slave girls who wanted to be rescued. The “Chinatown
Squad,” a group of policemen, usually accompanied her down
dark alleys. They carried axes and sledgehammers to knock
down doors, if necessary, to free slaves. It wasn’t easy, because
sometimes the slave owners were tipped off. They quickly
concealed their “property” in all kinds of secret passages behind
false walls and in basements.
When the Home was destroyed in the earthquake and fire of 1906, Donaldina had learned
a few things from the slave owners. She had her own share of secret hiding places for the
rescued girls built into the new building.
But freeing the girls was only the first step. The real battle came in the courtrooms of San
Francisco. It was amazing how many witnesses a slave owner could bring to court to convince the judge that the poor girl was really a relative. It took a wise judge and a very
brave slave girl to stand up against the tong masters and their threats. And for a good reason: If the girl was returned to her master, there was a good chance she would be beaten
or even killed . . . as a lesson for other potential runaways.
Donaldina Cameron was the only American foreign missionary who never left the United
States. Today, in her honor, the mission home at 920 Sacramento Street has been renamed the Cameron House.
“Cameron House”
V. Web Links and Answer Key
If you are viewing this page from your computer screen, it’s easy to click the links below to see
pictures of real 1880s Chinatown and San Francisco. Enjoy!
A little mui tsai with a baby on her back
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chinatown_charlie/1617421501/lightbox/
Four little Chinese boys hanging onto each other’s pigtails
http://flickr.com/photos/17681371@N04/1903815673/
A sidewalk in Chinatown
http://webbie1.sfpl.org/multimedia/sfphotos/AAB-6794.jpg
Little children walking in Chinatown (and a cable car)
http://webbie1.sfpl.org/multimedia/sfphotos/AAB-6806.jpg
A Chinese man standing at the entrance to steps leading below ground
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17681371@N04/1904653328/lightbox/
A narrow alley in Chinatown like the one the girls ran down
http://webbie1.sfpl.org/multimedia/sfphotos/AAB-6812.jpg
Nob Hill (Can you see the cable car?)
http://webbie1.sfpl.org/multimedia/sfphotos/AAB-9544.jpg
A view of the water from Nob Hill
http://webbie1.sfpl.org/multimedia/sfphotos/AAB-9561.jpg
The lower city of San Francisco
http://webbie1.sfpl.org/multimedia/sfphotos/AAB-5529.jpg
Learn to play Cat’s Cradle
www.ifyoulovetoread.com/book/chten_cats1105.htm
I. Chapters 1-4
Vocabulary
Page 3
1. a type of dam to hold back flood waters
2. Scruffy; messy
3. loud
4. a raised bed of dirt above the ground
5. a little
6. to begin
Character Counts: Answers will vary.
Answer Key
Page 5
Remember the story
Ch. 1-2
1. in church
2. She has never seen a flood before.
3. Her clothes are ruined; she’s stranded; she
falls into the water; she’s in trouble for taking off
4. C
Ch. 3-4
5. A
6. train; ferry; coach (buggy)
7. B
8. Chinatown
Digging Deeper: Answers will vary.
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Answer Key
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Welcome to California
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A Long Train Ride
The route should be generally north and west, ending at
Oakland
1. It took them about 7 hours
2. The route to Oakland and across the Bay is a more direct
route and ends up taking less time. The route by train requires travelers to go south, around San Francisco Bay, and
then back up to the City.
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II. Chapters 5-9
Vocabulary
Page 9
1. done away with
2. very upset
3. a big mess
4. talking to or hanging out with
5. loud noise
6. boring; dull
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A Long Boat Ride
Page 10
Remember the story
Ch. 5-7
1. C
2. Lin Mei
3. A slave
4. Kum Sum
5. B
6. White devils
Ch. 8-9
7. True
8. That they should think of some way to really help
Lin Mei.
9. So she can talk to Juan Carlos about Lin Mei and
how to help her.
10. That she will let the matter drop and not try to
rescue Lin Mei. She will pray for her instead.
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1. It is about 1,000-1,500 miles for a water route
from Tacoma, WA, to San Francisco, CA.
2. Depending on how many miles, 10-15 days.
Answer Key
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A Very Long Boat Ride
III. Chapters 10-14
Vocabulary
Page 13
1. A
2. C
3. G
4. E
5. D
6. B
7. F
Character Counts: Answers will vary.
Beijing
Yellow River
(Huang He)
IV. Chapters 15-19
Vocabulary Review
Page 17
Canton
(Guangzhou)
Pacific
Ocean
How long did it take Lin Mei to reach California? About 69 days
Page 14
Remember the story
Ch. 10-12
1. She is hiding from Feng Chee, who plans to sell
her.
2. A pair of chopsticks; a broken comb; a soiled
change of clothes
3. Keep her safe from Feng Chee; help get her
away from him.
4. Aunt Rebecca is calling Andi home to distance
her niece from the scandal that is surrounding
the school.
5. Because Andi would have to leave Lin Mei and
Jenny at the school
6. Mr. Hunter
7. The Mission Home; Chinatown
Ch. 13-14
8. She believes it is full of evil spirits and feng
quai.
9. Kum Ju
10. A
11. In the basement storeroom of a warehouse
12. They will be taken aboard ship and sold in the
Orient (China).
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Remember the story
Ch. 15-16
1. Jesus Christ
2. She tells them a Bible story; sings a song; prays
3. She sees a square of light in the morning, a window
they didn’t see before.
4. A rope; a piece of metal; crates; barrels
Ch. 17-18
5. C
6. a restaurant
7. the police
8. She decides to stay at the school instead of returning to
the ranch.
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