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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. How long does an Akha widow have to wait before she can remarry?

2. How does Tea Master Sun determine his tea has brewed 15 seconds?

3. Li-yan is surprised by the changes to what village?

4. Before the tea trade, Yunnan were called tu, which meant backward. After Pu'er tea rose in value, what did tu mean?

5. What does Haley say to her friends in the note she writes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Jin keep his wealth a secret from Li-yan?

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

5. The term 'tu' referring to the hill tribes was an insult meaning they were backward. How has the meaning of 'tu' changed in the chapter A Drinkable Antique?

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

7. How has Li-yan's relationship with Ci-teh changed?

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

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

10. Why does Mr. Huang make Li-yan feel uncomfortable?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Li-yan's love and concern for her son, Paul, with Mr. Huang's love and concern for his son, Sean. When Li-yan understands why Mr. Huang was so anxious to get tea leaves from the Akha, does it change the way she thinks about him?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

On the first page of the chapter, A Drinkable Antique, the reader finds out how drastically Li-yan's physical appearance has changed in the eight years she has been in Kunming (165). What social, emotional, or psychological changes do you think she has experienced in addition to the physical changes?

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