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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. What did Ming and Chen Ling wear to their hairdressing ceremony?
(a) Red dresses.
(b) Black skirt and white shirt.
(c) Long silk gowns.
(d) White pants and a blue shirt.

2. Where did Lin go before the hairdressing ceremony?
(a) To work at the silk factory.
(b) To the library.
(c) On an errand for Auntie Yee.
(d) To see her mother.

3. What are the physical characteristics of the tribe that Pao descends from?
(a) Tall with nice cheekbones.
(b) Tall with flat facial features.
(c) Average height with bushy eyebrows.
(d) Short with large noses.

4. What kind of farm does Pao have?
(a) Tea.
(b) Rice.
(c) Mulberry bushes and fish ponds.
(d) Goat.

5. How long has Mei-li been working at the silk factory?
(a) Four months.
(b) Almost two years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Three weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the hairstyle that Auntie Yee puts Chen Ling's hair in for the hairdressing ceremony?

2. How many hours does it take Pei and Lin to travel to Canton on the boat?

3. How far is the sisters' house from the girls' house?

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

5. Where did Sui Ying's husband go after the flood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pei learn about from Sui Ying?

2. Does Pei's mother think girls should be well-educated?

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

4. What was Kung Ma's marriage like?

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

6. How do the monsoon rains affect the silk girls?

7. What is the relationship between Moi and Auntie Yee?

8. Why does Pao decide to send Pei to work in the silk trade?

9. What does Mei-li do when Hong tells her he doesn't love her?

10. Describe Lin's mother.

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