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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 concubine.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A laborer.
(d) A maid.

2. Who traveled with May Ying when she was sold to a man?
(a) The captain.
(b) Nobody.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Other slaves.

3. What kind of name was Hing told to choose?
(a) A Canadian name.
(b) An American name.
(c) An English name.
(d) A pronouncable name.

4. How did Sam feel about May Ying's first child?
(a) He was ambivalent about her.
(b) He loved her.
(c) He hated her.
(d) He was afraid of her.

5. What did the owner of the Peking House refuse to do for Sam?
(a) Allow him to pay for a meal.
(b) Give him a discount.
(c) Give him a job.
(d) Look him in the eye.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name did Hing choose for herself?

2. What did Hing's sister give her at the beginning of the book?

3. Who smoothed over the blunders made in Sam's business?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did May Ying like about the children in Nanaimo?

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

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

5. What did families in Canada all have that May Ying liked?

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

7. Why did Hing write letters to Huangbo?

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

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

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

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