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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened with the year's harvest when Pei was young?
(a) A good year.
(b) Enough to support the whole family for a year.
(c) Abundant.
(d) It was poor.

2. How does Pei describe Auntie Yee's scent in Chapter 2?
(a) Lavender.
(b) Soap and ammonia.
(c) Jasmine.
(d) Spicy apple.

3. How long has Mei-li been working at the silk factory?
(a) Almost two years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Four months.

4. Why is Pei waiting impatiently for her mother at the beginning of the novel?
(a) She has to finish reading a novel.
(b) She needs to help her husband in the fields.
(c) She is cooking dinner.
(d) Her mother is having a baby.

5. Where did Pei faint in Chapter 2?
(a) On the street.
(b) Parlor.
(c) Bedroom.
(d) Kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes Auntie Yee proud?

2. Who cuts Pei's bangs in Chapter 2?

3. Who is Chen Ling's best friend?

4. What was Yu-sung accustomed to in her childhood home?

5. Who stays at Auntie Yee's boarding house?

(see the answer key)

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