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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. What are the names of June's children?

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

3. When did June Young move to America?

4. What is the name of the woman who had helped Mei Ling find her bed the day before in Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 10, where does Mei Ling have a lump on her head?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 5, what does Mei Ling see from a park?

5. In Chapter 1, how does the home where Mei Ling's family lives shows how far they have fallen, and why have they fallen that far?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mei Ling has a lot of adjustments with her marriage and having to travel to the United States. What adjustments does Mei Ling have to make because of her marriage and traveling to the United States? How is the adjustment a struggle for her? How do her optimism and positive mental attitude help make the adjustment easier?

Essay Topic 2

Mei Ling worries about Siew and has nightmares. Why does Mei Ling have nightmares and worry about Siew? How does the anxiety affect Mei Ling and her family?

Essay Topic 3

Mei Ling is shocked by her living quarters in San Francisco. What did Mei Ling imagine that her living quarters would be like? How are her living quarters different than what she expected? What did Mei Ling assume because her husband is supposed to be a merchant? How is reality much different than her expectations?

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