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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was May Ying without Sam in Canada?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 4 years.

2. How did May Ying view Nan?
(a) A key to her past.
(b) A key to her future.
(c) A failed attempt.
(d) A worker.

3. Who made many blunders in Sam's business?
(a) Nan.
(b) May Ying.
(c) Sam.
(d) Ping.

4. What was wrong with Huangbo's son?
(a) His arm was bent.
(b) He had a cleft palate.
(c) His feet were bent.
(d) His fingers were webbed.

5. Who did Sam name May Ying's first child after?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His sister.
(c) His first wife.
(d) His mother.

6. Why did Sam leave China after his son was born?
(a) He got his son.
(b) He missed May Ying.
(c) He finished the house.
(d) He needed to make money.

7. Who helped Sam with his saving money?
(a) His wife.
(b) The Chinese province.
(c) His father.
(d) The government.

8. Who told May Ying her third child would be a boy?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A dream.
(c) A fortune teller.
(d) Sam.

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

10. Why was Sam able to save so much money?
(a) He got a big inheritance.
(b) He rarely splurged on luxuries.
(c) He forgot how much he had.
(d) He was a smart investor.

11. What was strange about Sam getting a taxi for May Ying?
(a) He lived near by.
(b) It had a white driver.
(c) He would never get one for himself.
(d) She didn't ask for it.

12. What kind of memories did Hing have of her father while he was away?
(a) Good memories.
(b) Faded memories.
(c) Dangerous memories.
(d) Angry memories.

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

14. What did Ping say about Huangbo?
(a) She was weak.
(b) She was honorable but quiet.
(c) She was the better of her father's wives.
(d) She was simple minded.

15. How did Hing console herself for her broken home?
(a) She sang songs.
(b) She wrote in her journal.
(c) She worked hard at school.
(d) She called her sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sam name his son?

2. Why did Sam get a stock pile of medicines in China?

3. What kind of name was Hing told to choose?

4. How was Hing related to Yuen?

5. How did May Ying feel when she first met Sam?

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