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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 injures Ming in Chapter 4?

2. What are the physical characteristics of the tribe that Pao descends from?

3. How long has Mei-li been working at the silk factory?

4. What is the name that Pei calls her father?

5. What is the ballad of Kuan Yin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mei-li share with Pei after she comes home late one night?

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

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

4. What is a hairdressing ceremony?

5. Describe the city of Yung Kee.

6. What does Auntie Yee remember about Chan?

7. Is Mei-li willing to accept her father's choice of a husband for her?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of death in this novel and specifically the deaths of Mei-li, Sui Ying, and Lin. In what way does each girl's death reveal a truth about the society in which they lived?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Lin's relationship with her mother, Wong Tai. How has her mother shirked her responsibilities? How did Lin take on the responsibility of supporting her family? Why is she now unwilling to do as her mother wishes?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Auntie Yee's character. What does she represent to the young silk workers? Do you think she understands them better because she has gone through a similar experience? How so?

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