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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Moi say when Auntie Yee tells her the weather has cleared?
(a) The girls can finally go back to work.
(b) Great!
(c) There will be a mess to deal with now.
(d) It's about time.

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

3. Who are Sui Ying and Lee Moi?
(a) Servants.
(b) Girls who work at the silk factory but live at home.
(c) Young girls who live with Auntie Yee.
(d) Sisters who are closest to Pei in age.

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

5. What is Auntie Yee cleaning again at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Windows.
(b) Dishes.
(c) Floor.
(d) Table.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ho Chee?

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

3. In Chapter 9, who is said to bathe infrequently, drink expensive liquor, and eat large slabs of bloody beef?

4. What did Ming and Chen Ling wear to their hairdressing ceremony?

5. What is the name that Pei calls her father?

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