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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 think about American food when she went to dinner with Jin?

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

3. Why does Li-yan not have to pay the village elders to bring Deh-ja back with her?

4. How old is Li-yan when she applies to her trade school's tea program?

5. Why does Tea Master Sun pour water over the tea leaves and then pour the water out?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Li-yan opens her tea shop, where does her tea come from?

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On page 211, Haley writes a sentence for each spelling word on the page. What do sentences 5, 6, and 20 have in common? What can you learn about Haley from the content of those three sentences?

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

On page 300, Li-yan says, "I am thirty years old. I love my son more than my own life. I'll do anything for him. So, personally, I've bounced back once again" (300). What qualities or characteristics does Li-yan possess that enable her to continually bounce back after the challenges in her life?

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