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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 Li-yan hope to learn from San-pa's mother?

2. Who is the head of the Chinese government?

3. What happens to Ci-do and Deh-ja as a result of having twins?

4. Where do boys and girls go to be alone during Swing Festival?

5. What is the order of importance for people in the village?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Swing Festival?

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

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

4. What taboo act does San-pa commit when leaving Li-yan's village?

5. Why are men not allowed to see their wives giving birth?

6. How does a couple who want to married pass the incest taboo?

7. What is the gaokao?

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

9. Why is it ironic that Li-yan acts as translator for the village elders?

10. What is a dowry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"The entire way home, I think about what I can do to change my fate" (48). How has Li-yan changed in the first three chapters? What does she believe might be her way out of the village?

Essay Topic 2

Ci-teh and Li-yan both buy and sell tea from Spring Well to help the village. Compare and contrast the ways Ci-teh buys and sells tea with the way Li-yan buys and sells tea. Which woman is more concerned with the village's welfare?

Essay Topic 3

On page 300, Li-yan says, "I am thirty years old. I love my son more than my own life. I'll do anything for him. So, personally, I've bounced back once again" (300). What qualities or characteristics does Li-yan possess that enable her to continually bounce back after the challenges in her life?

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