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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Pei go to try and find Mei-li after she doesn't show up at work?
(a) Llibrary.
(b) Hong's house.
(c) Sisters' house.
(d) Market place.

2. What does Kung Ma say about Pei's appearance when she first meets her?
(a) Her tall height.
(b) Her petite size.
(c) Her hat.
(d) Her sparkling ring.

3. Who does Auntie Yee dream of the night she dies?
(a) Her brother Chan.
(b) Sailing on the Pearl River.
(c) Flying like a white bird.
(d) Working in the silk factory.

4. How old was Yu-sung when she married?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Fourteen.

5. What does the cocoon feel like that Pei picks up from the spinning table on her first day at the factory?
(a) Light and fragile.
(b) Heavy.
(c) Sturdy.
(d) Prickly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What room did Pei begin in when she first started working at the silk factory?

2. What color armbands did the silk girls wear the day of Mei-li's burial?

3. What big storm occurs in Chapter 4?

4. What is the red-and-black book for that Kung Ma keeps in the top drawer of her bureau?

5. Who is Chung?

(see the answer key)

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