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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jin propose to Li-yan?
(a) In her teashop.
(b) In Martyr's Memorial Garden.
(c) In the house he purchased on Shamian Island.
(d) In her village.

2. Where did Jin and his parents live when he was young?
(a) Moon Pond.
(b) Dark Forest.
(c) Clear River.
(d) Bamboo Forest.

3. What was the name of the tea master who came into the room during Li-yan's interview?
(a) Tea Master Zhang.
(b) Tea Master Sun.
(c) Tea Master Mao.
(d) Tea Master Shen.

4. What gift does Jin give Li-yan when they first meet?
(a) Hair combs.
(b) A red lacquer box with tea inside.
(c) A dinner invitation.
(d) Rare tea seeds.

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

6. What secret has Li-yan kept from Jin?
(a) That she is Akha.
(b) That she is poor.
(c) Her marriage to San pa.
(d) Her opium addiction.

7. Who does Li-yan find sitting outside the Social Welfare Institute?
(a) Ci-teh.
(b) A-ma.
(c) San-pa.
(d) Deh-ja.

8. When Haley arrives in Yiwu, what customs does she have to get used to?
(a) Using toilet paper for napkins.
(b) Squat toilets.
(c) Spitting bones on the floor.
(d) Squat toilets, using toilet paper for napkins, and spitting bones on the floor.

9. What is Jin's ethnicity?
(a) Tao.
(b) Han minority.
(c) Han majority.
(d) Dai.

10. What does Ci-teh say when Li-yan enter her house in Part IV?
(a) "I tried to call you many times."
(b) "I wondered how long it would take you to get here."
(c) "Did you hear about the tea market?"
(d) "What are you doing here?"

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

12. How old is Li-yan when she applies to her trade school's tea program?
(a) 26.
(b) 30.
(c) 21.
(d) 35.

13. How does Tea Master Sun determine his tea has brewed 15 seconds?
(a) By his heartbeats.
(b) He taps his foot quietly.
(c) He takes fifteen breaths.
(d) He counts to fifteen slowly.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event in American history does Haley write about?

2. What does Jin's father do for a living?

3. What does Ci-teh plan to plant in the villages instead of tea?

4. When Li-yan returns to her village after working in Guangzhou, how are some of the people dressed?

5. What is qi?

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