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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 through 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was May Ying so popular at her job?
(a) She was pretty.
(b) All of these.
(c) She was one of the few women in town.
(d) She was good at her job.

2. Why did May Ying think Sam was an important man when they first met?
(a) He could afford a concubine.
(b) He ordered a taxi.
(c) Everyone knew him.
(d) He was met with loud applause.

3. What was May Ying sold as?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A laborer.
(c) A concubine.
(d) A maid.

4. Why did May Ying refuse to do what concubines were expected to do?
(a) She had daughters.
(b) She made money.
(c) She was sickly.
(d) She could control the wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sam feel about May Ying's first child?

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

3. What were concubines traditionally expected to do in the household?

4. Who did Sam name May Ying's first child after?

5. What caused May Ying and Huangbo to be friends?

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