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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of stare does Hong have when he looks at Mei-li in the market?
(a) Angry.
(b) Stonelike.
(c) Disgusted.
(d) Empty.

2. Who is Lau Chen?
(a) Sui Ying's husband.
(b) Chung's assistant.
(c) Pei's brother.
(d) Lin's brother.

3. Who makes Auntie Yee proud?
(a) Pei.
(b) Moi.
(c) Chen Ling.
(d) Mei-li.

4. When did the strike begin at the factory?
(a) Early in the morning.
(b) At closing time.
(c) With the noon bell.
(d) During the 3 pm break.

5. In Chapter 9, who is said to bathe infrequently, drink expensive liquor, and eat large slabs of bloody beef?
(a) The white devils.
(b) Cantonese men.
(c) Yung Kee's wealthy families.
(d) Chung.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Lin and Pei's assigned duties at the sisters' house?

2. Why were some factory workers getting sick in Chapter 11?

3. Who said "It was as if she had been born an empty box, only to be filled by their desires" in Chapter 7?

4. What did Auntie Yee get in the habit of doing in Chapter 5?

5. What is the funny smell Pei notices when she and Lin approach the sedan carriers in Canton?

(see the answer key)

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