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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 13, what does Mei Ling do when Kai Li admits that he is not a merchant?

2. How much did Kai Li have to pay to show that he was owner of the Western Produce Company in Oakland?

3. In Chapter 14, how long will it take for a letter to get to China?

4. Where does June live?

5. At the end of Chapter 13, what does Mei Ling see?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Kai Li's story in Chapter 20?

3. What does Mei Ling learn when she goes to the store that has been buying her embroidery?

4. In Chapter 17, what is the new apartment like?

5. In Chapter 19, what does June tell Mei Ling about Jack Wong?

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

7. Why does Mei Ling suggest that they move closer to Kai Li's job at the produce market, and what is his response?

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

9. In Chapter 15, how does Kai Li feel that he has a daughter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mei Ling’s family used to live in Guangzhou. Why did Mei Ling’s family move to their ancestral village? What role did war and politics play in the move?

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

Idioms are figurative language. Why is it sometimes difficult to understand idioms and what they mean? In what way are idioms considered to be contemporary language? How does the author use idioms in the book?

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