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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 year was Mei Ling born?
(a) Horse.
(b) Snake.
(c) Monkey.
(d) Dragon.

2. About how old are the prostitutes in Chapter 9?
(a) 13.
(b) About 15.
(c) Maybe 14.
(d) 16.

3. When did Chinn Kai Li's wife die?
(a) March 2.
(b) March 23.
(c) March 11.
(d) March 1.

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

5. In Chapter 7 after a stop in Japan, where does the ship stop?
(a) Indonesia.
(b) Papua New Guinea.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Manila.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were Chinn Kai Li and Wong Lew She married?

2. In Chapter 5, how long has it been since she left home when she and the others prepare to leave Hong Kong?

3. In Chapter 10, why does a young girl have to leave?

4. What year was Jah Jeh born?

5. How many pages of information does Chinn Kai Li give Mei Ling to study in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 2, what is wrong with Jah Jeh, and why is it a problem?

4. In Chapter 7, who are the women that June points out who board the ship in Nagasaki?

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

6. Who is Katherine Maurer?

7. What does the matchmaker say when Fuchan tells her that Jah Jeh is sick?

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

9. Who does Mei Ling meet in Chapter 6, and what advice does she give her?

10. What does Mei Ling learn about Bo and Wong Lew She in Chapter 5?

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