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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. How far is the sisters' house from the girls' house?
(a) No more than 1/2 mile.
(b) Four miles.
(c) Two miles.
(d) One and a half miles.

2. What big storm occurs in Chapter 4?
(a) Tsunami.
(b) Hurricane.
(c) Tornado.
(d) Monsoon.

3. What does Kung Ma say about Pei's appearance when she first meets her?
(a) Her hat.
(b) Her sparkling ring.
(c) Her petite size.
(d) Her tall height.

4. Where are Ming and Chen Ling moving to?
(a) Sisters' house.
(b) A hotel.
(c) Chen Ling's father's house.
(d) Their families.

5. What did many people disapprove of about the way Lin's father dressed?
(a) He wore Italian shoes.
(b) He wore a cowboy hat.
(c) He wore traditional Chinese gowns.
(d) He wore Western suits.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose family is from Fukien?

2. What did the male managers shout as they waved their sticks at the working girls in the silk factory?

3. What were Lin and Pei's assigned duties at the sisters' house?

4. What is the funny smell Pei notices when she and Lin approach the sedan carriers in Canton?

5. What was Lin's father's job before his death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a hairdressing ceremony?

2. Does Pei's mother think girls should be well-educated?

3. How does Pei feel she is treated differently after her hairdressing ceremony?

4. Describe the city of Yung Kee.

5. Why does Pao decide to send Pei to work in the silk trade?

6. What is the only beautiful object in Pei's childhood home?

7. Why does Mei-li feel comforted by the Pearl River?

8. What was Kung Ma's marriage like?

9. How does Auntie Yee become a worker for the silk factory?

10. What are the working conditions at the silk factory?

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