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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 through 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Ping marry someone below her status?
(a) She wanted to ease the burden on Huangbo.
(b) She wanted to live with Hing.
(c) She wanted to move out of her house.
(d) She wanted to stay near Huangbo.

2. Where did Nan first learn she was sick?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) In her bed.
(c) In the field.
(d) In the school.

3. Who sold May Ying?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her uncle.

4. Why did the women working with May Ying tend to wear heavy make up?
(a) To look older than they were.
(b) To hide their bruises from their husband.
(c) To make men notice them.
(d) All of these.

5. What did May Ying's friends in Canada help her do while she was alone?
(a) Save up money.
(b) Feed her child.
(c) Have fun with other men.
(d) Keep her husband in China.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hing feel when she was given a coat?

2. How long did May Ying have to work to re-pay what was spent on her passage?

3. Why did Sam start sending more money to China when he returned to Canada?

4. What was the Blue Funnel?

5. What kind of memories did Hing have of her father while he was away?

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