View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chung throw down in anger after talking to the women in the factory in Chapter 17?
(a) Food.
(b) Gloves.
(c) Book.
(d) Handkerchief.

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

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

4. What is Wing Lee's?
(a) Butcher's.
(b) Expensive restaurant.
(c) Market shop.
(d) Temple.

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

6. What is Moi saving up in jars in Chapter 16?
(a) Lucky money.
(b) Stones.
(c) Food.
(d) Buttons.

7. Where does Yu-sung go after Pei and Lin have left her house?
(a) Village.
(b) Temple.
(c) Tea house.
(d) Down to the groves.

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

9. When one girl dies, what are the other factory workers encouraged to do?
(a) Step forward in protest.
(b) Stop complaining.
(c) To be quiet and get back to work.
(d) Be better behaved.

10. How long has Pei's sister, Li, been married?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Ten years.

11. What city are Pei and Lin planning to move to?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) Nanking.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Canton.

12. What is Moi burning in the house when Auntie Yee is sick?
(a) Incense.
(b) Old clothes.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Newspaper.

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

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

15. Who is the only one who knows that Auntie Yee is sick in Chapter 12?
(a) Moi.
(b) Chen Ling.
(c) Ming.
(d) Pei.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is traveling within the city difficult in Chapter 17?

2. When Pao comes into the house for dinner in Chapter 13, what does he check for?

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

4. What gift does Yu-sung give Pei when she visits with Lin?

5. How does Lin die?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 443 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample