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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 paid for May Ying's passage?

2. How did May Ying feel when Huangbo had a son?

3. How did May Ying travel to meet the man who bought her?

4. How was Hing's house in the past?

5. How old was May Ying when she was sold for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What did Granny Yi do for May Ying?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the ways Hing and John showed their love to each other, and how did these displays affect Denise's ideas about life?

Essay Topic 3

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

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