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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Hong?
(a) Mei-li's cousin.
(b) Su-lung's brother.
(c) Chen Ling's brother.
(d) Auntie Yee's nephew.

2. What is Moi burning in the house when Auntie Yee is sick?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Incense.
(d) Old clothes.

3. What is nien kao?
(a) Appetizer.
(b) Vegetable.
(c) Sticky sweet cake.
(d) Soup.

4. Where did Sui Ying's husband go after the flood?
(a) Canton.
(b) Japan.
(c) Overseas to look for work.
(d) Back to his family's farm.

5. Why were some factory workers getting sick in Chapter 11?
(a) They all ate the same bad food.
(b) The flu was going around Yung Kee.
(c) Fatigue and bad ventilation.
(d) From the drinking water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Auntie Yee dream of the night she dies?

2. Where did Lin go before the hairdressing ceremony?

3. The exterior of the silk factory is made up of what?

4. What did many people disapprove of about the way Lin's father dressed?

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

(see the answer key)

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