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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 Hing say raised her?

2. How long did May Ying and Hing go without communicating with each other?

3. How did May Ying start living with Guen?

4. How did Hing feel about living with Guen?

5. What did Gok Lek do to become a ward of something?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the gift Ping gave to Hing, and what did it signify?

2. How did Hing learn about her mother's death?

3. What did May Ying say in her letter to Hing after the 4 years of silence?

4. Why did Hing drop out of school?

5. What turned Gok Leng's life around from his trouble causing?

6. What did Sam sell of his daughter's, and what did this mean for them?

7. How did Hing try to stop May Ying from drinking when she lived in her house?

8. What did Hing do when she was sued?

9. What changed in Huangbo's letters after the war, and why?

10. How did Nan die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Yuen's greatest desire at the end of the book, what was he willing to sacrifice for it, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Hing endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Courage and fear were two attributes that were seen a number of times in this book. Where did they appear, and how did the presence of these feelings change the people who were involved in those situations?

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