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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 Huangbo think her son was deformed?

2. How did May Ying get the money her husband needed when he asked?

3. Why did May Ying prefer Mah Jong to other gambling methods?

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

5. How did May Ying hope to be taken care of in her old age?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What were Guen's stipulations for giving money to May Ying?

6. What did Guen do for a living?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What affect did gambling have on May Ying's life, and how did her family feel about this?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Sam move from China to Canada? Would you have done the same? Why or why not?

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