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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of sandals does Lin give Pei?

2. What does Pei like to look at in her childhood home when she needs comfort?

3. What was Pei's favorite food when she was young that she ate on special occasions?

4. What was the weather the day of Chen Ling's hairdressing ceremony?

5. What big storm occurs in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mei-li feel comforted by the Pearl River?

2. Describe the hairdressing ceremony.

3. Describe Pei's experience on the boat to Canton with Lin.

4. What is the only beautiful object in Pei's childhood home?

5. Describe Pei's journey with her father.

6. Who is Sui Ying?

7. What is Pei's first impression of the sisters' house where she and Lin go to live?

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

9. Describe the city of Yung Kee.

10. Why does Yu-sung feel she has lost all her children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Pao come to the decision to send his daughter Pei to the silk factory? What does the fortune-teller say that convinces him to make this decision? How does he feel later about this decision?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the hairdressing ceremony and its meaning to the silk sisterhood. Why does Lin tell Pei she is not ready to make the decision to participate in this ceremony? When does Pei know for certain that it is the right path for her?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the silk factory and the work that is done there. What is Pei's reaction the first time she sees the silk work? How does she quickly become a valued worker?

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