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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did many people describe Hing when May Ying would take her out?
(a) Upsetting.
(b) Lovely.
(c) Well behaved.
(d) Strange looking.

2. Why did May Ying want her son to be born in Canada?
(a) So he could be born in a good hospital.
(b) So he could be with his grandparents.
(c) So he could have citizenship there.
(d) So he could have an inheritance.

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

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

5. Why did May Ying prefer Mah Jong to other gambling methods?
(a) It was traficked by women.
(b) It was familiar.
(c) It made her think of Sam.
(d) It was more about skill.

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

7. How did Hing stay in contact with her sisters?
(a) She made yearly trips.
(b) She took pictures.
(c) She made phone calls.
(d) She wrote letters.

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

9. What did the owner of the Peking House refuse to do for Sam?
(a) Give him a job.
(b) Look him in the eye.
(c) Allow him to pay for a meal.
(d) Give him a discount.

10. How did Sam feel about his son's deformity?
(a) He was suspicious.
(b) He was embarassed.
(c) He loved him anyway.
(d) He felt guilty.

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

12. What was wrong with Huangbo's son?
(a) His fingers were webbed.
(b) He had a cleft palate.
(c) His arm was bent.
(d) His feet were bent.

13. What name did Hing choose for herself?
(a) Wan Chu.
(b) Will He.
(c) Winnie.
(d) Wendy.

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

15. What caused Sam to occasionally stop working in China after he left Hing?
(a) He ran out of money.
(b) He got injured.
(c) He got tired of working so hard.
(d) He got sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did May Ying enjoy about her husband being gone?

2. What was May Ying sold as?

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

4. What was Mon Keong?

5. What game did Sam start a business around?

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