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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Sam want others in China to think of him after leaving Hing?
(a) That he did well in Canada.
(b) That he had a son.
(c) That he was wealthy.
(d) That he was respected.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sam work on when he got to China after leaving Hing?

2. Why did May Ying refuse to do what concubines were expected to do?

3. Why did May Ying always send money to her husband when he asked for it?

4. Why did Sam leave China after his son was born?

5. Where was the man from who bought May Ying?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Guen do for a living?

2. What were Guen's stipulations for giving money to May Ying?

3. What service did Hing hate doing for her mother in town?

4. Why did Hing become resentful of her mother?

5. What did Hing do to get her mother's attention, and how was it received?

6. Why did Hing stop seeing her father when he moved back to China?

7. What made May Ying feel jealous when Huangbo had a son?

8. What did Hing imagine for herself when she was sad about her home life?

9. What happened to Hing when May Ying had some friends visiting?

10. Why did Sam and May Ying live in Canada instead of America?

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