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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What official document does Jin tell Li-yan to obtain?
(a) A passport.
(b) A driver's license.
(c) A birth certificate.
(d) A visa.

3. When Mr. Huang opens one of the special tea cakes made from Li-yan's special trees, what does he find?
(a) Flecks of yellow.
(b) Green leaves.
(c) Opium.
(d) A worm.

4. 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 Shen.
(c) Tea Master Sun.
(d) Tea Master Mao.

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

6. 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.

7. What does Jin's father do for a living?
(a) He is a Tea Master.
(b) He is a scientist.
(c) He works for the Chinese government.
(d) He teaches philosophy.

8. 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.

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

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

11. Where does Li-yan get all the tea she drinks?
(a) A-ma sends it to her.
(b) Mr. Huang.
(c) She brought tea cakes with her.
(d) The tea collection center.

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

13. Why does Li-yan not have to pay the village elders to bring Deh-ja back with her?
(a) Ci-do gives his permission.
(b) China's policy about twins has changed.
(c) Deh-ja performs a cleansing ritual.
(d) No one recognizes her.

14. Before the tea trade, Yunnan were called tu, which meant backward. After Pu'er tea rose in value, what did tu mean?
(a) It represented new wealth.
(b) It referred to the quality of the tea.
(c) It meant source of pure tea.
(d) It meant untouched by the evils of civilization.

15. Where is Li-yan's baby born?
(a) Beverly Hills.
(b) Spring Well.
(c) Guangzhou.
(d) Pasadena.

Short Answer Questions

1. During their New Year's celebration, for what does Li-yan thank Mrs. Chang?

2. Who does Li-yan find sitting outside the Social Welfare Institute?

3. What does Ci-teh do when the tea prices crash?

4. What organization do the Davis family join to help Haley adjust to life in America?

5. Where does A-ma want Li-yan and Jin to go on their honeymoon?

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