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

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

3. According to Akha Law, why does Li-yan have to confront Ci-teh before the people in the village?
(a) Everyone wants to know what is going on.
(b) Their actions have tipped the forest and everyone out of balance.
(c) The Akha have no secrets.
(d) Their argument has angered the spirits.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Li-yan think about American food when she went to dinner with Jin?

2. What does Mrs. Chang do for a living?

3. From what did Jin's father die?

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

5. What is Jin's ethnicity?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Li-yan opens her tea shop, where does her tea come from?

2. How does Li-yan know her parents approve of her marriage to Jin?

3. Why does Akha Law require Li-yan to confront Ci-teh in front of the village instead of privately?

4. Why does A-ma tell Li-yan to follow Akha Laws?

5. While Ci-teh helps Li-yan get dressed for her wedding ceremony, what does she keep asking that irritates Li-yan?

6. Why is Li-yan so upset by Mr. Huang's arrival at her teashop?

7. What does Li-yan like about talking to Mrs. Chang?

8. While Li-yan is visiting her family, what does everyone continually ask her?

9. What is the terrible secret Jin tells Li-yan after he proposes?

10. What is the cause of resentment between Ci-teh and Li-yan?

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