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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why did Huangbo think her son was deformed?
(a) She did not command the concubine.
(b) She cheated on her husband.
(c) She broke the legs of a chicken.
(d) She smoked opium.

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

5. What did Hing's sister give her at the beginning of the book?
(a) A kimono.
(b) A dress.
(c) A ribbon.
(d) A coat.

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

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

8. Who made Hing stay in contact with her sisters?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her mother.

9. What kind of medicine did Sam get large a stockpile of?
(a) Ibuprofen.
(b) Opium.
(c) Quinine.
(d) Aspirin.

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

11. What grade did Hing repeat?
(a) 4th.
(b) 2nd.
(c) 1st.
(d) 3rd.

12. How old was May Ying at the beginning of the book?
(a) 18.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

13. What was May Ying sold as?
(a) A maid.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A concubine.
(d) A laborer.

14. What part of town did Sam live in?
(a) Chinatown.
(b) The tenements.
(c) Asian Province.
(d) Downtown.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did May Ying feel when she first met Sam?

2. How did Hing console herself for her broken home?

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

4. How long was May Ying in Canada before her third child was born?

5. What did Hing notice about the gift from her sister at the beginning of the book?

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