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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did May Ying have an affair with?

2. Why did Sam's business fail?

3. What caused May Ying and Huangbo to be friends?

4. What changed Hing's opinion of her mother

5. How did Hing console herself for her broken home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Hing feel about Guen, and why?

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

6. What did Sam plan to do for Hing when she turned 5, and why?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who was the more honorable woman between Huangbo and May Ying, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Death and mortality were two integral themes of this plot. What are some of the key examples of this theme, and how did the presence of this theme affect the main characters?

Essay Topic 3

Why was education so important to Hing, and what affect did this importance have on her mothering?

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