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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. By the time Mei Ling boards the ship for San Francisco, how many times has she worn Western clothes?

2. What is Bo's birthddate?

3. How many coins does Mei Ling give a doctor at the end of Chapter 10?

4. What type of tea does Chinn Kai Li bring in Chapter 3?

5. How does Chinn Kai Li assist in an argument between a Chinese man and the ticket taker on the boat?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Mei Ling's family tell her goodbye?

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

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

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 3, how does Mei Ling prepare Bo for bed?

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

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

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world the author has created?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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