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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 did the male managers shout as they waved their sticks at the working girls in the silk factory?

2. What does Pao decide about Pei's future?

3. Who is Ho Chee?

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

5. What does Pei say about marriage?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Pei learn about from Sui Ying?

3. What was Kung Ma's marriage like?

4. What does Auntie Yee remember about Chan?

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

6. Describe the city of Yung Kee.

7. How do the monsoon rains affect the silk girls?

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

9. Who is Sui Ying?

10. Describe Pei's journey with her father.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of forgiveness as it relates to Pei and her parents. What must she forgive them for? Is she able to do it when she sees them again? How so?

Essay Topic 2

What is different about Sui Ying's circumstances that makes her hesitant about getting involved in the strike? What has she told Pei about her husband and dreams of the future? How is her death a commentary about being true to your inner desires when making a choice?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Yu-sung's marriage to Pao. How is her life with Pao very different from what she was used to in her family's home? Provide specific textual examples to support your opinion.

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