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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Chinese government policy gives A-ma the idea of giving Yan-yeh away?
(a) The Gaokao.
(b) The Proletariat.
(c) One Gulp.
(d) One Child.

2. What two gifts does A-ma give her granddaughter?
(a) A tea cake and a knife.
(b) A name and a tea cake.
(c) A cap and a charm.
(d) A name and a cap.

3. What does A-ma call her daughter?
(a) Li-yan.
(b) Girl.
(c) No name.
(d) Only Sister.

4. What happens to Li-yan when she meets San-pa?
(a) She is accused of stealing food.
(b) San-pa becomes her best friend.
(c) San-pa teases her because her family is poor.
(d) He buys her a pancake.

5. What is the dominant ethnicity in China?
(a) Akha.
(b) Mao.
(c) Han.
(d) Lu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Li-yan give Teacher Zhang as a gift of respect?

2. What language do the children in Teacher Zhang's school want to learn?

3. What Akha tradition ensures there is no marriage between close relatives?

4. What is the one good omen when Deh-ja goes into labor?

5. What is the name of Li-yan's village?

Short Essay Questions

1. Li-yan lies about the dog in her dream. What does the dog on the roof really signify?

2. How does Teacher Zhang try to help Li-yan?

3. Why does San-pa blame Li-yan for their situation in Thailand?

4. What charms did A-ma give to Li-yan and why?

5. When Li-yan discovers she is pregnant, what is the first thing she does?

6. Why does Li-yan not go into the Flower Room with boys from her village?

7. What are the three styles Li-yan's brothers use to grow their tea?

8. How does a couple who want to married pass the incest taboo?

9. Why are men not allowed to see their wives giving birth?

10. What are the two types of tea Mr. Huang tries to develop?

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