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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Sam start sending more money to China when he returned to Canada?
(a) War was spreading.
(b) May Ying got a raise.
(c) Huangbo was pregnant.
(d) He felt guilty.

2. Why did May Ying think Sam was an important man when they first met?
(a) He could afford a concubine.
(b) He was met with loud applause.
(c) He ordered a taxi.
(d) Everyone knew him.

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

4. Who paid for May Ying's passage?
(a) Sam.
(b) The owner of the Peking House.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her uncle.

5. How old was May Ying when she was sold for the first time?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did May Ying refuse to do what concubines were expected to do?

2. How did many people describe Hing when May Ying would take her out?

3. Who helped Hing choose her new name?

4. Why was May Ying so popular at her job?

5. Who did May Ying have an affair with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hing do to get her mother's attention, and how was it received?

2. What did Hing imagine for herself when she was sad about her home life?

3. What did Sam plan to do for Hing when she turned 5, and why?

4. How did May Ying dress hing when Sam left for China?

5. What led May Ying and Huang to stop bickering and become friends?

6. What did families in Canada all have that May Ying liked?

7. How did Hing feel about Guen, and why?

8. What bad habit did May Ying fall into while living in Canada with Hing?

9. What did Sam chastise May Ying for when he found her after she had not come home one night?

10. What did Guen do for a living?

(see the answer keys)

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