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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 Mei Ling has to take Jah Jeh's place, how much time does she have to get ready in Chapter 2?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) An hour.
(d) 3 days.

2. In Chapter 2, what book does Mei Ling's father give her before she leaves?
(a) The Sayings of Confucius.
(b) The Analects of Confucius.
(c) The Essential Confucius.
(d) Human Nature: A Reader by Confucius.

3. When Mei Ling has her photograph taken in Chapter 4, how long has it been since her last photograph?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 6 years.

4. What time does the ship start moving in Chapter 6?
(a) 5 p.m.
(b) In the night.
(c) Mid-morning.
(d) 11 p.m.

5. In Chapter 2, who is the last family member to give Mei Ling a hug before she leaves?
(a) Fuchan.
(b) Dai Dai.
(c) Mah-ma.
(d) Ahma.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how many women who board the ship are destined to be picture brides?

2. Why does a man leave the ship in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 6, who is traveling with Siew?

4. What year was Mei Ling born?

5. When did the Qing dynasty fall?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Katherine Maurer?

2. Who is Pasha in Chapter 7, and what does he bring Mei Ling and then tell her?

3. How had Mei Ling's mother raised her daughters differently than many other mothers?

4. In Chapter 9, what does Mei Ling take out of her trunk for her and Bo to carry?

5. What does Chinn Kai Li give Mei Ling to study in Chapter 4?

6. Where did Mei Ling's family used to live and why did they have to leave?

7. How does Kai Li look when Mei Ling sees him in Chapter 8?

8. Why is a girl sent back to China in Chapter 10, and what happens to her?

9. Why does Kai Li get off the ship before Mei Ling and Bo do?

10. In Chapter 6, what is Siew's story?

(see the answer keys)

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