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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What job does Pei get in Chapter 4 that means more money for her and her family?
(a) Reeling the silk.
(b) Cleaning the floor.
(c) Washing the cocoons.
(d) Keeping the books.

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

4. What does Mei-li's father want her to do?
(a) Give them more of her paycheck.
(b) Take care of her sister.
(c) Marry the son from a family they know.
(d) Move back home.

5. What is the red-and-black book for that Kung Ma keeps in the top drawer of her bureau?
(a) Keeping financial information.
(b) Putting photographs in.
(c) Recording notes about the girls' behavior.
(d) Recording her life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened with the year's harvest when Pei was young?

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

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

4. What are the physical characteristics of the tribe that Pao descends from?

5. What was the weather the day of Chen Ling's hairdressing ceremony?

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