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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides shorter work hours, what changes did Chung agree to for the factory workers after their strike?
(a) Air conditioning.
(b) New windows for better ventilation.
(c) To buy lunch every day.
(d) Compensation for extra hours and a day off every two weeks.

2. What does Pao say months of fear about losing Yu-sung has done to him?
(a) Turned his hair gray.
(b) Made him lose his appetite.
(c) Furrowed his brow with worry lines.
(d) Turned him into an old man.

3. Why is traveling within the city difficult in Chapter 17?
(a) Too many Japanese fighters.
(b) Because of military checkpoints.
(c) Lots of rain.
(d) The river has flooded.

4. Who is Mui?
(a) Father's old assistant.
(b) Neighbor.
(c) Lin's cousin.
(d) Lin's family's servant.

5. What does Pei promise Ji Shen in Chapter 18?
(a) To help her with her chores.
(b) They will be safe when they move to another city.
(c) To make sure she never goes hungry again.
(d) To visit her.

6. How does Lin die?
(a) From illness.
(b) Drowns when a boat overturns.
(c) A fire at the factory.
(d) Food posioning.

7. How long is the list of demands that comes from the secret meeting?
(a) Three pages.
(b) Six pages.
(c) Two pages.
(d) One page.

8. Who spreads the word about a secret meeting of the head silk workers?
(a) Chen Ling.
(b) Lin.
(c) Sui Ying.
(d) Pei.

9. What does Lin suggest that she and Pei do at the start of the New Year's?
(a) Take a trip to the country.
(b) Start their own silk factory.
(c) Hire a car to take them to work.
(d) Open a dance studio.

10. Who does Pei see from the window of Lin's bedroom in Canton as she looks out into the garden?
(a) Ho Yung.
(b) Wong Tai.
(c) Mui.
(d) Ho Chee.

11. When Pei goes back to her family's farm, what color does she describe the soil as?
(a) Brown.
(b) Rust.
(c) Black.
(d) Brownish-orange.

12. What gift does Yu-sung give Pei when she visits with Lin?
(a) Silk painting of five birds.
(b) Earrings.
(c) Jade necklace.
(d) Fish.

13. When did the strike begin at the factory?
(a) With the noon bell.
(b) Early in the morning.
(c) At closing time.
(d) During the 3 pm break.

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

15. When Moi hears something hit the back door in Chapter 17, what does she think is outside?
(a) Racoon.
(b) Cats.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Rats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wong Tai ask her son Ho Yung to make sure is delivered on the day of the marriage ceremony?

2. Where has Moi always had her room in the girls' house?

3. What stench does Pei find almost unbearable while at Ho Chee's wedding banquet?

4. Who accompanies Pei home after Ho Chee's wedding banquet?

5. What is the weather when Ji Shen appears at the girls' house one evening?

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