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

2. What was in the letter that Pei received from her village?
(a) An invitation to a family celebration.
(b) News about her father's health.
(c) News about Li's whereabouts.
(d) News about the death of her mother.

3. How does Yu-sung describe Pei when she returns to her parents' home?
(a) Selfish.
(b) Boring.
(c) Destructive.
(d) The child of guilt.

4. Besides shorter work hours, what changes did Chung agree to for the factory workers after their strike?
(a) Compensation for extra hours and a day off every two weeks.
(b) To buy lunch every day.
(c) New windows for better ventilation.
(d) Air conditioning.

5. When Pei goes back to her family's farm, what color does she describe the soil as?
(a) Brown.
(b) Rust.
(c) Brownish-orange.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Pei's sister, Li, been married?

2. What does Chung throw down in anger after talking to the women in the factory in Chapter 17?

3. Who nurses Ji Shen back to health?

4. What does Mui call Lin?

5. What expression does Moi have on her face after Pei and Lin speak to her and she is back in the kitchen in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pei see Wong Tai doing in the garden the morning after the wedding banquet?

2. How do the girls finally discover that Auntie Yee is sick?

3. What does Pei learn about her sister Li that makes her angry?

4. What does Lin do when the fire starts in the factory?

5. Why does Wong Tai seat Pei at a table with foreigners during Ho Chee's wedding banquet?

6. How does Pei feel when she sees her village again?

7. How does Ji Shen react when Pei asks her if she wants to go to Hong Kong?

8. Why is Moi keeping everyone away from Auntie Yee's bedroom?

9. What is the state of affairs at the factory after New Year's?

10. Describe Pao's physical appearance.

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