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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fear does Ming-Feng have?
(a) That she will die young.
(b) That she will not have children.
(c) She will not have servants of her own someday.
(d) She will never have a home of her own.

2. What does Chueh-hui learn when playing chess with his sister-in-law?
(a) That she is a master chess player.
(b) That she is miserable at the Kao home.
(c) That she lost some things too when she married Chueh-hsin.
(d) That she is pregnant with her second child.

3. Who does Chueh-hui overhear speaking with a maid in Chapter 10?
(a) Madame Chou.
(b) Ming-feng.
(c) Chin.
(d) Master Kao.

4. Why are the boys hurrying home to dinner at the beginning of the book?
(a) Because they have guests visitig.
(b) Because it is a holiday.
(c) Because they are late.
(d) Because they are hungry.

5. Why is Cheuh-hsin hiding behind a shelter at the other end of the Kao compound?
(a) He is hiding from his responsibilities.
(b) He is not feeling well and did not want to worry them.
(c) He is playing hide and seek with his son.
(d) He is thinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Mama Huang been with the Kao family?

2. How does Chin feel when her mother says she cannot attend the boys' school?

3. How long has Ming-Feng been a servant?

4. Which word does not adequately describe Chueh-hsin?

5. Why does Cheuh-hsin feel bad about thinking of Mei so much since he has last seen her?

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