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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Sam move May Ying when he returned to Canada?
(a) An apartment.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A house.
(d) A cottage.

2. What disease was Sam trying to prepare for?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Consumption.
(c) Diptheria.
(d) Leprosy.

3. How old was May Ying when she was sold for the first time?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

5. What kind of threat was in China when Sam went to Canada after his son was born?
(a) Divorce.
(b) Threat.
(c) War.
(d) Dishonor.

6. What surprised May Ying about her third child?
(a) It was large.
(b) It was small.
(c) It was a girl.
(d) It was deformed.

7. Why was Sam able to save so much money?
(a) He forgot how much he had.
(b) He was a smart investor.
(c) He got a big inheritance.
(d) He rarely splurged on luxuries.

8. What did May Ying do when Sam discovered her affair?
(a) Agreed to move back to China.
(b) Moved to Chinatown.
(c) Got a divorce.
(d) Paid a penance.

9. What changed Hing's opinion of her mother
(a) Huangbo's word's about her.
(b) Her teacher's statements about her.
(c) Her letters.
(d) Her phone calls.

10. What was strange about Sam getting a taxi for May Ying?
(a) He would never get one for himself.
(b) It had a white driver.
(c) She didn't ask for it.
(d) He lived near by.

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

12. How was Hing's house in the past?
(a) Elaborate.
(b) Plain.
(c) Ornate.
(d) Run down.

13. Who enrolled Hing in school?
(a) Hing.
(b) Jang.
(c) Sam.
(d) May Ying.

14. What did Sam name his son?
(a) Ying.
(b) Yuen.
(c) Yon.
(d) Yien.

15. What did Hing notice about the gift from her sister at the beginning of the book?
(a) She needed it.
(b) It was stolen.
(c) It was old.
(d) She recognized it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sam introduce the owner of the Peking House to May Ying?

2. What part of town did Sam live in?

3. How did May Ying often pay her gambling debts?

4. What kind of mother was May Ying to Hing?

5. Who did Sam send money to?

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