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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Su-lung live?
(a) A boarding house across town.
(b) At home with her family.
(c) At the boarding house with Pei.
(d) Hotel.

2. How many hours does it take Pei and Lin to travel to Canton on the boat?
(a) More than six.
(b) Four.
(c) Nine.
(d) Ten.

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

4. What is the name of the river that Mei-li walks to after her fight with Hong?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Long.
(c) Narrow.
(d) Green.

5. Where did Lin go before the hairdressing ceremony?
(a) To work at the silk factory.
(b) To the library.
(c) On an errand for Auntie Yee.
(d) To see her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wong Tai ask her son Ho Yung to make sure is delivered on the day of the marriage ceremony?

2. When Pao sees Pei walking toward the pond when she returns home, how does he describe his daughter's appearance?

3. What does Lin's mother want her to do that Lin tells Pei about as they take a walk on their day off?

4. Who did Auntie Yee love more than anyone when she was a child?

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

(see the answer key)

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