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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 2, what does Ahma give Mei Ling before she leaves?

2. Where did Mei Ling and her family used to live?

3. How long is the trip to Hong Kong expected to take by donkey car in Chapter 4?

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

5. In Chapter 7 after a stop in Japan, where does the ship stop?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Katherine Maurer?

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

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

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

7. What does the matchmaker tell Mei Ling about the wedding in Chapter 3?

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

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

10. In Chapter 4, what photos do Chinn Kai Li, Mei Ling, and Bo have taken?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mei Ling and Kai Li are strangers when they are married. How would you describe the relationship between Mei Ling and Kai Li when they marry and before they settle into San Francisco? How does their relationship change? How do they learn to love one another?

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

Mei Ling is a Buddhist and Kai Li is a Christian. How are the two religions different? Why does Mei Ling have to pretend to be a Christian for a time? How do Mei Ling and Kai Li resolve the differences they have because of their religions?

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