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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 Sam send money to?

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

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

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

5. What did May Ying's friends in Canada help her do while she was alone?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why did Hing write letters to Huangbo?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the significance of the title of this book?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the people touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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