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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. How did May Ying die?

2. Why did May Ying say she continued to gamble?

3. Where did Ping work during the war?

4. How did Hing feel about living with Guen?

5. What changed in Huangbo's letters after the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Huangbo chastised for by the Communists?

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

3. What did Hing get sued for?

4. What did Yuen say was the most important thing to him in his life?

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

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

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

10. What did the Communists force Yuen to do?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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