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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. When Ming-feng goes to Cheuh-hui for help, how does he respond?
(a) He tells her he is busy and to come talk to him in two days.
(b) He tells her he will marry her instead.
(c) He sends her to be a servant for Mrs. Wang.
(d) He convinces her to fun away.

2. Why do two policemen come to Cheuh-hui's magazine office?
(a) To ask them to shut down the magazine.
(b) To write Cheuh-hui a ticket.
(c) To arrest Hui-ju.
(d) To pick up a copy of the publication.

3. When Cheuh-hui hears that Jui-cheuh has been moved what does he tell his older brother?
(a) One girl has already died because of him.
(b) To be brave and it will all be well.
(c) That he is an idiot.
(d) It was a good idea.

4. What does Chin give to Cheuh-hui to take to Cheuh-min?
(a) A lock of hair.
(b) A photo of her.
(c) A fan.
(d) A letter.

5. What is one thing that the family does to try and cure Master Kao from his illness?
(a) Hire someone to purge the compound of devils.
(b) Put leeches on his feet.
(c) Bleed him.
(d) Only let him drink tea and eat herbal concoctions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Mei's disposition changed in Chapter 20 since the brothers have last seen her?

2. Who is the one person who knows where Cheuh-min is hiding?

3. What word does Cheuh-hui use to describe his older brother in Chapter 26?

4. What do the women think will happen to Master Kao's corpse if Jui-cheuh has her baby in their home?

5. Who is the first person Cheuh-hui goes to see after he visits his ill grandfather?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the family feel the night that fighting breaks out around the city?

2. Because of their fear of the curse, what to the women pressure Cheuh-hsin to do and how does his wife feel about this?

3. What does Ming-feng do when she hears that she is to be Master Feng's concubine?

4. How does Jui-cheuh seem to respond to Mei initially?

5. How does Master Kao respond to Ke-ting's misdeeds?

6. Describe the boat ride the cousins are on in Chapter 19.

7. What is the general response to the death of Master Kao?

8. How does Cheuh-hsin try to help Cheuh-min with his arranged marriage?

9. What does Jui-cheuh share with Mei in Chapter 22?

10. What do Cheuh-hsin and Mei talk about while in the garden at the Kao compound?

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