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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. When Li-yan wants to get pregnant, who does she call to?
(a) The water giver.
(b) A-ma Mata.
(c) The three child-maker spirits.
(d) The spirit of the mother tree.

2. When Xian-rong visits Li-yan's tea shop with his father, what does he call Li-yan?
(a) Sister.
(b) Girl.
(c) Auntie.
(d) A-ma.

3. When Li-yan returns to her village after working in Guangzhou, how are some of the people dressed?
(a) In leather jackets.
(b) In jeans and t-shirts.
(c) In traditional ceremonial clothing.
(d) In suits and dresses.

4. Jin tells Li-yan he is going to Los Angeles. Where does he really go?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) Singapore.
(c) Shamian Island.
(d) Spring Well village.

5. Ci-teh is the first in Spring Well to get what modern convenience?
(a) Indoor plumbing.
(b) A car.
(c) Electricity.
(d) A cell phone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Tea Master Sun determine his tea has brewed 15 seconds?

3. What secret has Li-yan kept from Jin?

4. When Mr. Huang opens one of the special tea cakes made from Li-yan's special trees, what does he find?

5. When the tea market falls apart, where does Li-yan go?

Short Essay Questions

1. The term 'tu' referring to the hill tribes was an insult meaning they were backward. How has the meaning of 'tu' changed in the chapter A Drinkable Antique?

2. Why did Li-yan's family conduct a spiritual incantation over Jin?

3. What matters to Mr. Huang more than tea, even the tea in Li-yan's secret grove?

4. Why does Mr. Huang make Li-yan feel uncomfortable?

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

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

7. Despite getting a make-over in Los Angeles, how does Li-yan feel?

8. What does Li-yan think of her first taste of American food?

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

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

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