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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. What was the name of Hing's 5th child?

2. What happened in China when the war broke out?

3. How did most Chinese people view Yuen's deformity?

4. What made May Ying say that Hing should die?

5. What caused many Chinese people to lose their land?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Sam want Ping to do when she left her husband, and why did she not do it?

2. Why did Hing drop out of school?

3. How did Nan die?

4. What did Hing get sued for?

5. Why did Denise want her mother to travel through China with her?

6. What did the Communists force Yuen to do?

7. What were the biggest stumbling blocks for the relationship between Hing and John?

8. What made John almost cancel his engagement to Hing?

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

10. How did Hing recognize Yuen without ever meeting him before?

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

Death and mortality were two integral themes of this plot. What are some of the key examples of this theme, and how did the presence of this theme affect the main characters?

Essay Topic 3

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

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