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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. During their New Year's celebration, for what does Li-yan thank Mrs. Chang?
(a) Making friends with a stranger.
(b) Showing her how to ride the subway.
(c) Giving her tea.
(d) Taking her to dinner.

2. Why does Li-yan not have to pay the village elders to bring Deh-ja back with her?
(a) China's policy about twins has changed.
(b) No one recognizes her.
(c) Deh-ja performs a cleansing ritual.
(d) Ci-do gives his permission.

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

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

5. Why did Jin keep his wealth a secret from Li-yan?
(a) He did not want her involved in his business.
(b) He was going to surprise her with a million dollars.
(c) His business was in trouble.
(d) He wanted her to fall in love with him, not his money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did the Red Guard trick five-year-old Jin into giving them his father's books?

3. Complete this aphorism. "The bird that stand out ...

4. What does the ruma and their nima decide is at the bottom of Ci-teh and Li-yan's problem?

5. What app does Sean use to contact business associates?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the three secrets Li-yan tells Jin about her past?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Mr. Huang's feelings toward his son, Xian-rong.

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

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

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

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