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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does San-pa's mother give Li-yan to symbolize her acceptance?

2. What is the precious dowry Li-yan will bring to her marriage?

3. What language do the children in Teacher Zhang's school want to learn?

4. What does Li-yan give Teacher Zhang as a gift of respect?

5. Why does A-ba not think Li-yan needs more education?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is China's One Child policy?

4. What is a dowry?

5. What charms did A-ma give to Li-yan and why?

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

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

8. Identify three superstitions and how they affect Akha life in the village.

9. Li-yan lies about the dog in her dream. What does the dog on the roof really signify?

10. What are the two types of tea Mr. Huang tries to develop?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the title of the chapter, The Greedy Eyes Of A Tiger, relate to Huang Benyu's visit to the village and to Yan-yeh's birth? Consider the Akha beliefs and culture and what a tiger represents.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Li-yan decide to leave San-pa? How has her perception of her husband change?

Essay Topic 3

In A Dog On The Roof, the reader learns about the Akha people and their beliefs. What does the aphorism, "No coincidence, no story," (3) infer about the tribe's cultural traditions? What are the coincidences in Part I? Are they believable?

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