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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what does Chen Ling tell Auntie Yee that she and Ming have decided to do?
(a) Hairdressing ceremony.
(b) Paint their bedroom.
(c) Work fewer hours.
(d) Give her extra money from their paychecks.

2. What does Pei say about marriage?
(a) Marriage is the one goal she has.
(b) Marriage is a. way to stop working at the silk factory
(c) She can move into the sisters' house with Lin if she doesn't marry.
(d) She can't get married because she doesn't love anyone enough.

3. What time do the girls arrive to work at the silk factory?
(a) 8:30 am.
(b) 7:00 am.
(c) 5:30 am.
(d) 8:00 am.

4. Who is Chen Ling's best friend?
(a) Pei.
(b) Lin.
(c) Mei-li.
(d) Ming.

5. Who makes Auntie Yee proud?
(a) Chen Ling.
(b) Mei-li.
(c) Pei.
(d) Moi.

6. What does Lin tell Pei they must start considering about their futures?
(a) Going to the university.
(b) Financial planning.
(c) Getting promotions at work.
(d) Vacation plans.

7. What did Ming and Chen Ling wear to their hairdressing ceremony?
(a) Long silk gowns.
(b) Black skirt and white shirt.
(c) White pants and a blue shirt.
(d) Red dresses.

8. What kind of flowers did Pei pick while walking with her father in Chapter 2?
(a) Sunflowers.
(b) Wildflowers.
(c) Lupines.
(d) Roses.

9. What does Chen Ling call Auntie Yee?
(a) Second mother.
(b) Mother.
(c) Friend.
(d) Sister.

10. Who did the sisters' house once belong to?
(a) Lin's family.
(b) Chung.
(c) Wealthy family from Canton.
(d) Auntie Yee.

11. Who did Auntie Yee love more than anyone when she was a child?
(a) Her father.
(b) Chan.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her aunt.

12. What is one object that Pei collects for herself in Chapter 7?
(a) Pear.
(b) Stone shaped like a giraffe.
(c) Silk cushion the color of the sky.
(d) Dried flowers.

13. Who says "Remember to keep warm--you won't get sick if you keep warm!" in Chapter 8?
(a) Moi.
(b) Auntie Yee.
(c) Pei.
(d) Lin.

14. Why did Auntie Yee feel unsettled in Chapter 5?
(a) She has too much to do and not enough time to do it.
(b) She is sick.
(c) Moi is talking too much.
(d) She is worrying about Mei-li.

15. What job does Moi have in Auntie Yee's home?
(a) Seamstress.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Cook.
(d) Story teller.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of farm does Pao have?

2. What is the name of the river that Mei-li walks to after her fight with Hong?

3. What did the male managers shout as they waved their sticks at the working girls in the silk factory?

4. How old was Yu-sung when she married?

5. Where did Pei faint in Chapter 2?

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