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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. Where does Su-lung live?
(a) At home with her family.
(b) A boarding house across town.
(c) Hotel.
(d) At the boarding house with Pei.

2. Who did Auntie Yee marry when she was twelve?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Silk factory manager.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Lawyer.

3. Who are Sui Ying and Lee Moi?
(a) Sisters who are closest to Pei in age.
(b) Young girls who live with Auntie Yee.
(c) Servants.
(d) Girls who work at the silk factory but live at home.

4. How many hours does it take Pei and Lin to travel to Canton on the boat?
(a) Nine.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) More than six.

5. Where did Sui Ying's husband go after the flood?
(a) Japan.
(b) Overseas to look for work.
(c) Back to his family's farm.
(d) Canton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the girls given a day off from the silk factory at the beginning of Chapter 6?

2. How old was Auntie Yee when she was given to the silk work?

3. What does Lin tell Pei they must start considering about their futures?

4. How did Mei-li feel by the sight of the river and the open space around it?

5. What was Yu-sung accustomed to in her childhood home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mei-li react when Pei tells her it is time to go to the Chen Ling and Ming's banquet?

2. How does Pei know it is the right decision for her to join the sisterhood with Lin?

3. What does Pei think about the sampans crossing the river as she rests with her father on the riverbank?

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

5. How does Pei feel she is treated differently after her hairdressing ceremony?

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

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

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

9. What success does Pei have as a silk girl?

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

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