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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 Ci-teh plan to plant in the villages instead of tea?

2. Ci-teh is the first in Spring Well to get what modern convenience?

3. Where does Li-yan work while she is in school in Kunming?

4. What official document does Jin tell Li-yan to obtain?

5. What modern convenience did Li-yan find so fascinating it was almost taken away from her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Despite getting a make-over in Los Angeles, how does Li-yan feel?

7. Why did Li-yan's family conduct a spiritual incantation over Jin?

8. What matters to Mr. Huang more than tea, even the tea in Li-yan's secret grove?

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

10. Why has Li-yan's family abandoned some of their traditions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Li-yan react when she sees the land she will inherit? Why is the land important to A-ma? Does Li-yan have the same perspective about the land? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Early in the novel, Deh-ja and Ci-do's twins are considered "human rejects" and are treated according to Akha Law. Compare and contrast the shocking nature of this event with the attitude of adoptive parents who consider the children in the Social Welfare Institute "the rubbish of society."

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