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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Pei's favorite place at the sisters' house?
(a) Garden.
(b) Bedroom.
(c) Reading room.
(d) Kitchen.

2. What is the funny smell Pei notices when she and Lin approach the sedan carriers in Canton?
(a) Garbage.
(b) Old fish.
(c) Opium.
(d) Dead animals.

3. What was Lin's father's job before his death?
(a) High government official in Canton.
(b) Banker.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Army general.

4. The exterior of the silk factory is made up of what?
(a) Whitewashed bricks.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Sandstone.
(d) Wood.

5. Why is Pei waiting impatiently for her mother at the beginning of the novel?
(a) She is cooking dinner.
(b) She has to finish reading a novel.
(c) Her mother is having a baby.
(d) She needs to help her husband in the fields.

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

7. What was Yu-sung accustomed to in her childhood home?
(a) Lack of money.
(b) Cleanliness and a few high-quality items.
(c) Silence.
(d) Religion.

8. What did Mei-li miss at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Her favorite show.
(b) Seeing Lin's mother.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Her parents.

9. What is the hairstyle that Auntie Yee puts Chen Ling's hair in for the hairdressing ceremony?
(a) Pulls it back with barrettes.
(b) Leaves it loose and flowing.
(c) Pigtails.
(d) Chignon.

10. What did Auntie Yee get in the habit of doing in Chapter 5?
(a) Sweeping the front porch.
(b) Sleeping late.
(c) Opening the front door and checking the sky.
(d) Being critical of the girls.

11. What does Pei overhear people on the streets talking about as she walks to the factory in Chapter 5?
(a) Their interest in the latest opera.
(b) Their contentment.
(c) Arguing over change in China.
(d) Their plans for the upcoming festival.

12. How does Pei describe Auntie Yee's scent in Chapter 2?
(a) Jasmine.
(b) Spicy apple.
(c) Lavender.
(d) Soap and ammonia.

13. What does Kung Ma look like?
(a) Short and heavyset, with blond hair.
(b) Older, gray-haired.
(c) Younger, black-haired.
(d) Tall and thin, with red hair.

14. How many hours does it take Pei and Lin to travel to Canton on the boat?
(a) Four.
(b) More than six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Nine.

15. What does Yu-sung see when she looks at Pei as a young girl?
(a) Her husband's features and her lively spirit.
(b) The features of her mother.
(c) Her husband's personality.
(d) Her own face.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ceremony does Lin want Pei to attend with her in Canton?

2. What big storm occurs in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 5, what does Chen Ling tell Auntie Yee that she and Ming have decided to do?

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

5. What does Hong clutch under his arm in Chapter 7?

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