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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, who is said to bathe infrequently, drink expensive liquor, and eat large slabs of bloody beef?
(a) Chung.
(b) The white devils.
(c) Cantonese men.
(d) Yung Kee's wealthy families.

2. When Pao sees Pei walking toward the pond when she returns home, how does he describe his daughter's appearance?
(a) Pretty with red hair.
(b) Tall and quite beautiful.
(c) Short like her mother.
(d) Bedraggled.

3. What does Mui call Lin?
(a) Dear one.
(b) Lady.
(c) Missy.
(d) Little girl.

4. Where did Pei faint in Chapter 2?
(a) Bedroom.
(b) Parlor.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) On the street.

5. What happened with the year's harvest when Pei was young?
(a) A good year.
(b) It was poor.
(c) Abundant.
(d) Enough to support the whole family for a year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chung insist the factory workers do to make up for lost revenue in Chapter 11?

2. Who said "It was as if she had been born an empty box, only to be filled by their desires" in Chapter 7?

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

4. Who does Pei talk about finding after she returns to the silk factory?

5. What does Mei-li say about Hong's hands?

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