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

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

3. What kind of memories did Hing have of her father while he was away?
(a) Good memories.
(b) Dangerous memories.
(c) Angry memories.
(d) Faded memories.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the women working with May Ying tend to wear heavy make up?

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

3. Why did Sam get a stock pile of medicines in China?

4. Who helped Sam with his saving money?

5. Why did Sam start sending more money to China when he returned to Canada?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did May Ying tell Sam to return to China?

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

3. What made May Ying feel relieved when Huangbo had a son?

4. What led May Ying and Huang to stop bickering and become friends?

5. What did Guen do for a living?

6. What caused years of no available work for Sam?

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

8. Why was May Ying not very fond of Nan when she was so pleased with Ping?

9. What kept Sam from returning home to China when he was out of work?

10. How was May Ying able to pay for Sam's return trip to Canada?

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