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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Pao consult for advice about his children?
(a) Pei.
(b) Fortune teller.
(c) Neighbor.
(d) Yu-Sung.

2. What does Yu-sung give her daughter Li before her marriage?
(a) Handkerchief wrapped in milky-white paper.
(b) Recipes.
(c) Ring.
(d) Money.

3. How was Lin educated as a child?
(a) Private tutor.
(b) Boarding school.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Public school.

4. What room did Pei begin in when she first started working at the silk factory?
(a) Soaking room.
(b) Sorting room.
(c) Spinning room.
(d) Drying room.

5. What was Pei's favorite food when she was young that she ate on special occasions?
(a) Jong.
(b) Burger and fries.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Pork.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Pei get in Chapter 4 that means more money for her and her family?

2. What job does Kung Ma have at the sisters' house?

3. Who is Hong?

4. What does Chen Ling call Auntie Yee?

5. What is Pei's favorite place at the sisters' house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pei learn about from Sui Ying?

2. What was Kung Ma's marriage like?

3. Who is Sui Ying?

4. How does Pei react when her father leaves her at Auntie Yee's house?

5. How is Mei-li's body discovered?

6. Describe the city of Yung Kee.

7. How does Yu-sung describe Pao's home after she is married?

8. What is Pei's reaction to the silk factory?

9. How does Auntie Yee become a worker for the silk factory?

10. Is Mei-li willing to accept her father's choice of a husband for her?

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