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

2. What language do the children in Teacher Zhang's school want to learn?
(a) Akha.
(b) Mandarin.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Cantonese.

3. What is the celebration Li-yan's family hosts during her wedding?
(a) Tea Harvesting.
(b) The Pig Sacrifice.
(c) Adorn the Headdress.
(d) Fill the Carry Basket.

4. From what foreign country is Huang Benyu?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) Siam.
(c) Burma.
(d) Thailand.

5. How many days does it take to complete San-pa and Li-yan's wedding ceremony in Spring Well?
(a) 3 nights.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 1 cycle.
(d) 4 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Li-yan meet outside the Menghai Social Welfare Institute?

2. What is the name of the mountain where Li-yan lives?

3. What happens to Ci-do and Deh-ja as a result of having twins?

4. How many days are in one Akha cycle of days?

5. After their marriage, what does San-pa call Li-yan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Swing Festival?

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

3. What does receiving her headdress signify for Li-yan?

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

5. Why does Li-yan lie about her dream?

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

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

8. What is the gaokao?

9. What makes Li-yan's mother different from the other women of their village and others in the area?

10. What taboo act does San-pa commit when leaving Li-yan's village?

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