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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is one object that Pei collects for herself in Chapter 7?
(a) Silk cushion the color of the sky.
(b) Pear.
(c) Stone shaped like a giraffe.
(d) Dried flowers.

3. What does Chung insist the factory workers do to make up for lost revenue in Chapter 11?
(a) Work faster.
(b) Skip part of the process to get it done faster.
(c) Work longer hours for no additional pay.
(d) Lower their work quality.

4. Where do Pei and Lin tell the sedan carriers to wait while they walk to Pei's family home?
(a) Under the shade of a tree.
(b) At a neighbor's barn.
(c) At the tea house in the village.
(d) By the roadside in the sun.

5. What is Wing Lee's?
(a) Expensive restaurant.
(b) Market shop.
(c) Butcher's.
(d) Temple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is nien kao?

2. What is the name of the river that Mei-li walks to after her fight with Hong?

3. Where does Pao go when he feels tears burning in his eyes at the end of Chapter 14?

4. What did Yu-sung discover about Li when she returned for her third day visit after her marriage?

5. Who is Chen Ling's best friend?

(see the answer key)

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