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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. When Li-yan returns to her village after working in Guangzhou, how are some of the people dressed?

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

3. While Li-yan is on her honeymoon, who is running her tea shop?

4. When Li-yan finds out she is pregnant, what does she hope for?

5. What was the name of the tea master who came into the room during Li-yan's interview?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Li-yan is tasting tea with Tea Master Sun, she compares the experience with what Akha family tradition?

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

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

4. What event does Haley write about for her American history class? How does the topic connect her to her mother?

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

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

8. What is the cause of resentment between Ci-teh and Li-yan?

9. Why does one of the trade school examiners tell Li-yan she does not have a chance of getting into the program?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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."

Essay Topic 2

How did A-ma know that Li-yan would come back to Spring Well? Identify specific text to support A-ma's position.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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