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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 do Li-yan and Mrs. Chang have in common?
(a) They both have sons.
(b) They are both from Yunnan.
(c) They are both widows.
(d) They both sell tea.

2. Why is Li-yan uncomfortable that Mr. Huang comes to her teashop?
(a) He Is trying to cheat her.
(b) He remindS her of her past mistakes and failures.
(c) He keeps asking her to marry him.
(d) She does not like the cigars he smokes.

3. What is Jin's business?
(a) Recycling paper into boxes.
(b) Collecting garbage.
(c) Tea broker.
(d) Recycling aluminum cans.

4. What modern convenience did Li-yan find so fascinating it was almost taken away from her?
(a) The toaster.
(b) A shower.
(c) The electric light.
(d) Television.

5. How old is Li-yan when she applies to her trade school's tea program?
(a) 26.
(b) 30.
(c) 35.
(d) 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Li-yan not have to pay the village elders to bring Deh-ja back with her?

2. When Li-yan wants to get pregnant, who does she call to?

3. What gift does Jin give Li-yan when they first meet?

4. What is the name of Li-yan's teashop?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. Why is Li-yan disappointed in Mrs. Chang?

5. What significant even happens in the house Jin purchased on Shamian Island?

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

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

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

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

10. When Li-yan is tasting tea with Tea Master Sun, she compares the experience with what Akha family tradition?

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