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

2. How did Sam feel about his son's deformity?

3. What caused Sam to occasionally stop working in China after he left Hing?

4. Why did May Ying refuse to do what concubines were expected to do?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Hing write letters to Huangbo?

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

5. How did May Ying dress hing when Sam left for China?

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

7. What did Guen do for a living?

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

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

10. Where did Sam find May Ying when she failed to come home one night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Each of the Chong siblings had very different characteristics and personalities. What are the defining features of each of the siblings, and how did their individuality affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

How was the theme of diversity shown in this book, and which people were most affected by this?

Essay Topic 3

Maturity and aging was a strong theme in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how significant was it to the plot?

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