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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the hairstyle that Auntie Yee puts Chen Ling's hair in for the hairdressing ceremony?
(a) Pulls it back with barrettes.
(b) Chignon.
(c) Leaves it loose and flowing.
(d) Pigtails.

3. What is the ballad of Kuan Yin?
(a) Chinese history.
(b) Literature about making silk.
(c) Story about the goddess of mercy.
(d) A story about a waterfall.

4. Where did Pei faint in Chapter 2?
(a) Kitchen.
(b) Parlor.
(c) Bedroom.
(d) On the street.

5. What does Lin suggest that she and Pei do at the start of the New Year's?
(a) Take a trip to the country.
(b) Hire a car to take them to work.
(c) Start their own silk factory.
(d) Open a dance studio.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Hong clutch under his arm in Chapter 7?

3. What gift does Yu-sung give Pei when she visits with Lin?

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

5. What did the male managers shout as they waved their sticks at the working girls in the silk factory?

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