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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Pei seated at Lin's brother's wedding banquet?
(a) At a table with foreigners.
(b) Table with children.
(c) Head table.
(d) Table with relatives.

3. What is the weather when Ji Shen appears at the girls' house one evening?
(a) Rainy and windy.
(b) Hot and dry.
(c) Snowing.
(d) Cold.

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

5. What color gown is the bride wearing in Chapter 10?
(a) Ivory.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

6. When Pei and Lin are traveling to the countryside, why does Pei decide not to ride in the sedan chair Lin has hired?
(a) The sedan carriers are tired.
(b) She wants to feel the earth beneath her feet.
(c) Her legs are cramped and she needs to stretch them.
(d) She has motion sickness.

7. What factory girl is killed during the strike?
(a) Lin.
(b) Kung Ma.
(c) Ming.
(d) Sui Ying.

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

9. What advantage does Chung think he has over the factory workers when they are making up for lost revenue?
(a) He can give them bolts of silk.
(b) He knows their parents.
(c) They like him.
(d) He will fire them if they complain.

10. What is nien kao?
(a) Vegetable.
(b) Soup.
(c) Appetizer.
(d) Sticky sweet cake.

11. 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.

12. Who accompanies Pei home after Ho Chee's wedding banquet?
(a) Mui.
(b) Lin.
(c) Ho Yung.
(d) Wong Tai.

13. Why were some factory workers getting sick in Chapter 11?
(a) From the drinking water.
(b) Fatigue and bad ventilation.
(c) The flu was going around Yung Kee.
(d) They all ate the same bad food.

14. Where has Moi always had her room in the girls' house?
(a) In the attic.
(b) Next to Auntie Yee's bedroom.
(c) A bedroom on the second floor.
(d) On a cot in the far end of the kitchen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Moi burning in the house when Auntie Yee is sick?

2. When Pao sees Pei walking toward the pond when she returns home, how does he describe his daughter's appearance?

3. When Moi hears something hit the back door in Chapter 17, what does she think is outside?

4. When Pei goes back to her family's farm, what color does she describe the soil as?

5. Who does Pei see from the window of Lin's bedroom in Canton as she looks out into the garden?

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