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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tea Master Sun pour water over the tea leaves and then pour the water out?
(a) To rinse the tea cup.
(b) To heat the tea leaves.
(c) To heat the tea cup.
(d) To wash the leaves.

2. Complete this aphorism. "The bird that stand out ...
(a) has beautiful feathers.
(b) is easily shot.
(c) sings the loudest.
(d) is cooked for dinner.

3. How does Li-yan find out about the crisis regarding fake Pu'er?
(a) Watching a television show.
(b) Mrs. Chang calls Jin.
(c) A reporter calls her.
(d) Ci-teh calls her.

4. Who comes into Li-yan's shop unexpectedly in Part IV?
(a) Mr. Chow.
(b) Mr. Lin.
(c) Mr. Huang.
(d) Tea Master Sun.

5. When Mrs. Chang asks Li-yan to meet her son, what is Li-yan's response?
(a) I cannot get married for three years.
(b) I do not want to get married again.
(c) I have to run my teashop.
(d) I am already married.

6. What has Ci-teh been buying in the village in Part IV?
(a) Animals.
(b) Land.
(c) Houses.
(d) Tea trees.

7. Li-yan has to learn to use an indoor toilet and one other modern convenience. What was it?
(a) The oven.
(b) A dishwasher.
(c) The shower.
(d) A microwave.

8. Why did Jin keep his wealth a secret from Li-yan?
(a) He was going to surprise her with a million dollars.
(b) His business was in trouble.
(c) He wanted her to fall in love with him, not his money.
(d) He did not want her involved in his business.

9. How did the Red Guard trick five-year-old Jin into giving them his father's books?
(a) They gave him a hat.
(b) They took him for a ride in a jeep.
(c) They yelled at him.
(d) They gave him a piece of candy.

10. How many times does Jin have to ask A-ba for permission to marry Li-yan?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

11. What does Li-yan think about American food when she went to dinner with Jin?
(a) It is served too hot.
(b) Too rich and too much cow.
(c) There is not enough salt.
(d) The portions are too big.

12. How many people are at Jin and Li-yan's wedding?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

13. What happens to the dog next door to Li-yan?
(a) He fll off the roof.
(b) He runs away.
(c) He howls at midnight.
(d) He climbs on the roof.

14. What is in the package Jin gives Li-yan?
(a) A traditional wedding skirt.
(b) A new headdress.
(c) A headdress, a wedding skirt, a belt buckle, earrings, breastplate and necklaces.
(d) A belt buckle, earrings, breastplate, and necklaces.

15. Li-yan is surprised by the changes to what village?
(a) Menghai.
(b) Spring Well.
(c) Singapore.
(d) Bamboo Forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the tea trade, Yunnan were called tu, which meant backward. After Pu'er tea rose in value, what did tu mean?

2. What is the name of Li-yan's teashop?

3. What does Ci-teh say when Li-yan enter her house in Part IV?

4. Where is Li-yan's baby born?

5. Where does Li-yan work while she is in school in Kunming?

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