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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long is the trip to Guangzhou expected to take in Chapter 3?

3. When did the Qing dynasty fall?

4. When does Mei Ling realize that Bo will be three in Chapter 3?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Katherine Maurer?

8. Why does Mei Ling have to give a doctor a bribe in Chapter 10?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a way to classify literature. Why is the genre of the book historical fiction and not realistic fiction?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

Mei Ling has three children. In what different ways does Mei Ling become a mother to her three children? Do the varying circumstances that made her a mother to her children affect how she feels about them? What does the author reveal about motherhood through Mei Ling?

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