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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tribe is Pao descended from?
(a) Hakka.
(b) Wuhuan.
(c) Quiang.
(d) Tufan.

2. What does Pei say about her reflection after she has had her bangs cut?
(a) The hair cutter did a good job.
(b) She looks like all the other girls.
(c) She had always wanted bangs.
(d) She looks more beautiful.

3. What does Lin offer Pei when she wakes up before the evening meal?
(a) Coffee.
(b) To call her mother.
(c) Tea.
(d) Kindness and comfort.

4. What happened with the year's harvest when Pei was young?
(a) Enough to support the whole family for a year.
(b) It was poor.
(c) A good year.
(d) Abundant.

5. Why is Pei waiting impatiently for her mother at the beginning of the novel?
(a) She has to finish reading a novel.
(b) She needs to help her husband in the fields.
(c) She is cooking dinner.
(d) Her mother is having a baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Yu-sung when she married?

2. How long has Mei-li been working at the silk factory?

3. Who stays at Auntie Yee's boarding house?

4. What was Pei's favorite food when she was young that she ate on special occasions?

5. What does Yu-sung see when she looks at Pei as a young girl?

(see the answer key)

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