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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 through 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of name was Hing told to choose?
(a) A pronouncable name.
(b) An American name.
(c) A Canadian name.
(d) An English name.

2. Who helped Hing choose her new name?
(a) Her friend.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her teacher.
(d) Her father.

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

4. What did Chinese people think of women's wages?
(a) They were for personal use.
(b) They were shameful.
(c) They were her husband's property.
(d) They were for her children.

5. Who helped May Ying treat her aches?
(a) Hing.
(b) Huangbo.
(c) Sam.
(d) Ping.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was Hing's house in need of at the beginning of the book?

4. Why did Ping not think much of her mother?

5. What name did Hing choose for herself?

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