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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. How long did May Ying have to work to re-pay what was spent on her passage?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 3 years.

2. What was wrong with Huangbo's son?
(a) His arm was bent.
(b) His fingers were webbed.
(c) He had a cleft palate.
(d) His feet were bent.

3. How did Hing stay in contact with her sisters?
(a) She took pictures.
(b) She wrote letters.
(c) She made phone calls.
(d) She made yearly trips.

4. Why did Sam start sending more money to China when he returned to Canada?
(a) He felt guilty.
(b) May Ying got a raise.
(c) War was spreading.
(d) Huangbo was pregnant.

5. How did Huangbo act when her husband returned to China after leaving Hing?
(a) Humble.
(b) Hungry.
(c) Happy.
(d) Haughty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the owner of the Peking House refuse to do for Sam?

2. What did Sam name his son?

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

4. What kind of memories did Hing have of her father while he was away?

5. Who paid for May Ying's passage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Hing write letters to Huangbo?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Sam try to save face with May Ying's affair?

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

9. What bad habit did May Ying fall into while living in Canada with Hing?

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

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