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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 have citizenship there.
(c) So he could have an inheritance.
(d) So he could be with his grandparents.

2. What was Hing's house in need of at the beginning of the book?
(a) Repairs.
(b) Renters.
(c) Paint.
(d) A mailbox.

3. Who first saw what was wrong with Huangbo's son?
(a) Sam.
(b) The midwife.
(c) The doctor.
(d) Huangbo.

4. How did Sam introduce the owner of the Peking House to May Ying?
(a) His salvation.
(b) Her new boss.
(c) A cruel man.
(d) His family.

5. Who did May Ying have an affair with?
(a) Jing.
(b) Jung.
(c) Jang.
(d) Jong.

6. What did Sam name May Ying's third child?
(a) Jing.
(b) Sing.
(c) Hing.
(d) Ling.

7. How long was May Ying without Sam in Canada?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 years.

8. What game did Sam start a business around?
(a) Mah Jong.
(b) Stipple Sticks.
(c) Chess.
(d) Checkers.

9. Who made many blunders in Sam's business?
(a) Sam.
(b) Ping.
(c) Nan.
(d) May Ying.

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

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

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

13. What did Ping say about Huangbo?
(a) She was weak.
(b) She was simple minded.
(c) She was the better of her father's wives.
(d) She was honorable but quiet.

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

15. What kind of mother was May Ying to Hing?
(a) Loose.
(b) Kind.
(c) Loving.
(d) Strict.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Sam able to save so much money?

2. What was strange about Sam getting a taxi for May Ying?

3. How did Sam feel about his son's deformity?

4. How was Hing related to Yuen?

5. Who made Hing stay in contact with her sisters?

(see the answer keys)

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