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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 do hoping to change her life?

2. How many nights does Li-yan and San-pa's wedding last?

3. What is every woman expected to do after she gives birth?

4. What is the name of San-pa's home village?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Li-yan discovers she is pregnant, what is the first thing she does?

4. What does Li-yan do that defies her mother's instructions?

5. What is the Swing Festival?

6. What is the gaokao?

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

8. How does Teacher Zhang try to help Li-yan?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Li-yan's desire to change her fate by gaining an education with the Akha traditions that continue to exert an influence over her life and behavior.

Essay Topic 2

What is the meaning of the Akha saying, "If you strike with the right hand, you must soothe with the left"?

Essay Topic 3

The epigraph on page xi is about the births of a boy and a girl. What can you infer about Chinese culture from this poem? Why do you think the author included it? How does it resonate today?

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