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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Chung?
(a) Restaurant chef.
(b) Neighbor.
(c) Guard.
(d) Owner of the factory.

2. What does Mei-li discover dead in her basin at the silk factory?
(a) Rat.
(b) Bird.
(c) Cockroach.
(d) Mouse.

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

4. What does Pei like to look at in her childhood home when she needs comfort?
(a) Silk painting.
(b) Story book.
(c) Magazine.
(d) Photographs.

5. What excuse does Hong give Mei-li about why he wants to stop seeing her?
(a) His parents don't like her.
(b) He has another girlfriend.
(c) She is too young.
(d) He has to concentrate on his exams.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many decks does the boat have that takes Pei and Lin to Canton?

2. What does Mei-li's father want her to do?

3. Why is Pei waiting impatiently for her mother at the beginning of the novel?

4. What kind of stare does Hong have when he looks at Mei-li in the market?

5. What did Auntie Yee get in the habit of doing in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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