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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 nurses Ji Shen back to health?
(a) Ming.
(b) Pei.
(c) Kung Ma.
(d) Chen Ling.

2. How long did it take for Pao's fish ponds to restore themselves after Pei went to work for the silk factory?
(a) Three seasons.
(b) Five seasons.
(c) Ten seasons.
(d) One season.

3. What does Lin suggest that she and Pei do at the start of the New Year's?
(a) Start their own silk factory.
(b) Take a trip to the country.
(c) Hire a car to take them to work.
(d) Open a dance studio.

4. What does Pei say about Ho Yung, Lin's youngest brother?
(a) He is a flirt.
(b) Auntie Yee would like him.
(c) He most closely resembles Lin.
(d) He likes to eat a lot.

5. 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) He will fire them if they complain.
(d) They like him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Pei and Lin are traveling to the countryside, why does Pei decide not to ride in the sedan chair Lin has hired?

2. Who spreads the word about a secret meeting of the head silk workers?

3. What is Auntie Yee suffering from in Chapter 12?

4. What did Chung come to the factory to tell the women in Chapter 17?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lin's homecoming like?

2. Describe Pao's physical appearance.

3. What does Pei dream about her mother after she has died?

4. What condition is Ji Shen in when she arrives at the girls' house?

5. What is Pao's reaction when Pei returns home?

6. Is Yu-sung happy to see Pei?

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

8. What is Pei's reaction to Lin's family home?

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

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

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