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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 through 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who traveled with May Ying when she was sold to a man?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Nobody.
(c) Other slaves.
(d) The captain.

2. What part of town did Sam live in?
(a) The tenements.
(b) Chinatown.
(c) Downtown.
(d) Asian Province.

3. Why did May Ying refuse to do what concubines were expected to do?
(a) She was sickly.
(b) She could control the wife.
(c) She made money.
(d) She had daughters.

4. What was May Ying sold as?
(a) A maid.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A concubine.
(d) A laborer.

5. Why did Sam want May Ying to quit her job?
(a) So she couldn't make money to move out.
(b) So he didn't have to share her.
(c) So he could see her more often.
(d) So she would protect her hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told May Ying her third child would be a boy?

2. How did Sam introduce the owner of the Peking House to May Ying?

3. How did Sam feel about May Ying's first child?

4. What did Hing's sister give her at the beginning of the book?

5. How old was May Ying when she was sold for the first time?

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