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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 through 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did May Ying say she continued to gamble?
(a) It was her job.
(b) Luck followed her.
(c) It made her feel rich.
(d) She was addicted.

3. How was Hing related to Yuen?
(a) He was her uncle.
(b) They were cousins.
(c) She was his aunt.
(d) He was her half-brother.

4. Who made many blunders in Sam's business?
(a) Nan.
(b) Ping.
(c) May Ying.
(d) Sam.

5. What were concubines traditionally expected to do in the household?
(a) The cleaning.
(b) The cooking.
(c) The house work.
(d) The gardening.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sam feel about his son's deformity?

2. Why were May Ying's visits with her grand kids cut short?

3. Who wanted to buy Hing a coat when her mother was in Winnipeg?

4. Where did Sam take May Ying to dinner when they first met?

5. How many sisters did Hing have?

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