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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mei-li discover dead in her basin at the silk factory?
(a) Rat.
(b) Mouse.
(c) Bird.
(d) Cockroach.

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

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

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

5. Where are Ming and Chen Ling moving to?
(a) Their families.
(b) A hotel.
(c) Chen Ling's father's house.
(d) Sisters' house.

6. What is the name that Pei calls her father?
(a) Papa.
(b) Dear one.
(c) Ba Ba.
(d) Sir.

7. Where is Pei left in Chapter 2?
(a) Beijing.
(b) Canton.
(c) Yung Kee.
(d) Nanking.

8. How many decks does the boat have that takes Pei and Lin to Canton?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

9. What is the name of the river that Mei-li walks to after her fight with Hong?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Narrow.
(c) Green.
(d) Long.

10. What did many people disapprove of about the way Lin's father dressed?
(a) He wore Western suits.
(b) He wore Italian shoes.
(c) He wore a cowboy hat.
(d) He wore traditional Chinese gowns.

11. What did the male managers shout as they waved their sticks at the working girls in the silk factory?
(a) Keep working!
(b) Faster!
(c) Too slow!
(d) Stop talking!

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

13. Who goes swimming in the cold pond at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Su-yung.
(b) Pei.
(c) Lin.
(d) Pao.

14. Who is Ho Chee?
(a) Lin's brother.
(b) Moi's friend.
(c) Su-lung's boyfriend.
(d) Neighbor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time do the girls arrive to work at the silk factory?

2. What did Mei-li miss at the beginning of Chapter 5?

3. What does Moi say when Auntie Yee tells her the weather has cleared?

4. Who are Sui Ying and Lee Moi?

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

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