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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 does Kai Li say his new daughter is?

2. In Chapter 20, who do Kai Li and Mei Ling talk to about saving Siew?

3. In Chapter 20, where does the Presbyterian church purchase land near to create a sanctuary for Chinese girls?

4. What color is the house painted that Jack Wong lives in?

5. In Chapter 17, on what floor is Mei Ling and Kai Li's new apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what does Mei Ling tell Siew before she leaves?

2. What dream does Kai Li have and why can he not fulfil it in Chapter 17?

3. What does Kai Li explain to Mei Ling in Chapter 14?

4. In Chapter 12, what does Mei Ling dream her home in San Francisco will be like?

5. In Chapter 18, how is Mei Ling feeling about her life?

6. In Chapter 14, when does Mei Ling receive a letter from her family, and what news does she learn?

7. In Chapter 20, how does Kai Li get permission for Siew to see them on Sundays?

8. What does Siew ask when Mei Ling is praying with her Quan Yin?

9. What problem does Mei Ling have finding her trunk in Chapter 13?

10. How does Mei Ling learn where Siew is in Chapter 19?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is Mei Ling’s duty to make a harmonious marriage. What is the importance of family to Chinese families? Why is it Mei Ling’s duty to make a harmonious marriage?

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

New immigrants to California disembark at Angel Island. What type of place is Angel Island? In what way is it a prison? What is ironic about the fact that the place is called Angel Island?

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