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

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

3. When Xian-rong visits Li-yan's tea shop with his father, what does he call Li-yan?

4. Where does Li-yan go each day after work?

5. From what did Jin's father die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is Li-yan so upset by Mr. Huang's arrival at her teashop?

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

7. What is the terrible secret Jin tells Li-yan after he proposes?

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

9. Why does A-ma tell Li-yan to follow Akha Laws?

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

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

Compare and contrast how Li-yan's feelings about her inheritance of the tea grove have developed and changed over the course of the novel. What effect has Li-yan's perspective had on her relationship with her mother?

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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