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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mei-li's father look like?
(a) Heavyset and balding.
(b) Thin, with glasses.
(c) Full head of hair and short.
(d) Tall and thin.

2. What does Mei-li say about Hong's hands?
(a) He is missing his left pinky.
(b) They are the hands of a scholar.
(c) The are short and stubby.
(d) They are cut up.

3. What does Moi say when Auntie Yee tells her the weather has cleared?
(a) It's about time.
(b) Great!
(c) There will be a mess to deal with now.
(d) The girls can finally go back to work.

4. In Chapter 5, what does Chen Ling tell Auntie Yee that she and Ming have decided to do?
(a) Hairdressing ceremony.
(b) Work fewer hours.
(c) Paint their bedroom.
(d) Give her extra money from their paychecks.

5. Why did Auntie Yee feel unsettled in Chapter 5?
(a) She is sick.
(b) She is worrying about Mei-li.
(c) Moi is talking too much.
(d) She has too much to do and not enough time to do it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pei overhear people on the streets talking about as she walks to the factory in Chapter 5?

2. What are Lin's brothers wearing when they greet Pei and Lin?

3. Who does Pei see from the window of Lin's bedroom in Canton as she looks out into the garden?

4. What stench does Pei find almost unbearable while at Ho Chee's wedding banquet?

5. How does Yu-sung describe Pei when she returns to her parents' home?

(see the answer key)

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