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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. What brings Leon home tanned, relaxed, and bearing gifts for the family?
(a) Bike
(b) Yellow taxi
(c) Bus
(d) Train
2. The sewing women do not __________ while they are making the new design as they are competing with one another.
(a) Play music
(b) Sing
(c) Get up from their chairs
(d) Talk
3. Why are Leon's earnings increased, which Mah actually criticizes later in the night?
(a) Overtime
(b) Under the table deals
(c) He got a raise
(d) They aren't
4. ______________ doubts that Mah will want to go back to Hong Kong after being away for 25 years.
(a) Leila
(b) Nina
(c) Leon
(d) Mason
5. What has Leila sketched for the students to fill in during their afternoon class?
(a) Rainbow
(b) Tree
(c) Kite
(d) Dragon
Short Answer Questions
1. What had Ona done when Leila had to translate a conversation between a Woolworth's manager and Leon?
2. What does Mason assign Nina to do in order to prevent a fight between the two sisters from getting too heated?
3. What did the sewing ladies listen to during their breaks at the sweatshop?
4. What has Mah brought for Leon as a present after her trip to Hong Kong?
5. Mah rouses the girls to get ready for Leon to come home and she goes out to ______________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the Confucian virtues, according to the start of this chapter?
2. Why does Leon want to have a fancy Chinese wake for Ona after her suicide, though Nina suggests a simple cremation?
3. What does a teacher's aide tell Leila about Leon after he walks out on Mah during a discussion about Ona's ashes?
4. Who does Leon blame for the death of Ona and for his overall discontent with life in this chapter?
5. Why do the women at the factory work night and day, pushing themselves to sew?
6. What does Mah say about the affair she had and whether she wants to get back together with Leon?
7. Why did Mah and Leon get married in the first place, according to the both of them?
8. Why does Mah believe that Lyman will make good on his promise and send for her?
9. Ona decides to jump from the 13th floor of the building, which confuses Leila. What is the meaning of the number 13?
10. What has Leila prepared for the afternoon art class in the classroom where she is teaching?
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