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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. Who paid for May Ying's passage?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Sam.
(c) The owner of the Peking House.
(d) Her mother.

2. How old was Shortie Lan when she met May Ying?
(a) 14.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

3. How did May Ying view Nan?
(a) A key to her future.
(b) A key to her past.
(c) A worker.
(d) A failed attempt.

4. Where did Sam take May Ying to dinner when they first met?
(a) A tea house.
(b) His house.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A hostel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who smoothed over the blunders made in Sam's business?

2. How did May Ying hope to be taken care of in her old age?

3. Why did Sam's business fail?

4. How was Hing related to Yuen?

5. How was Hing's house in the past?

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