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

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

3. What were concubines traditionally expected to do in the household?
(a) The cleaning.
(b) The house work.
(c) The gardening.
(d) The cooking.

4. What was the name of Hing's sister?
(a) Ying.
(b) Zing.
(c) Ting.
(d) Ping.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did May Ying feel about debt?

2. Why did Sam want May Ying to quit her job?

3. What did Sam want others in China to think of him after leaving Hing?

4. How did many people describe Hing when May Ying would take her out?

5. Who helped Hing choose her new name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Sam chastise May Ying for when he found her after she had not come home one night?

2. Why did Hing become resentful of her mother?

3. What did Granny Yi do for May Ying?

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

5. What made May Ying so popular with the people in Canada?

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

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

8. What happened to Sam's first wife, and why did he re-marry so quickly?

9. What did Sam do to try and keep in contact with Hing?

10. What did Guen give money to May Ying for?

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