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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. Why did Denise move after her father's death?

2. What did Denise say was the purpose for traveling in China with her mother?

3. What did Huangbo spend extra money on during the war?

4. What kept Hing motivated at her vocational school?

5. Who told Hing about May Ying's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hing do when she was sued?

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

3. What was Huangbo chastised for by the Communists?

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

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

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

7. What did May Ying say led to Gok Leng's troubled times?

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

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

10. How did Denise find Hing's family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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