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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 does Mei-li discover dead in her basin at the silk factory?

2. What excuse does Hong give Mei-li about why he wants to stop seeing her?

3. Who did the sisters' house once belong to?

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

5. The exterior of the silk factory is made up of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Yu-sung describe Pao's home after she is married?

2. What are the working conditions at the silk factory?

3. How does Mei-li react when Pei tells her it is time to go to the Chen Ling and Ming's banquet?

4. What does Auntie Yee remember about Chan?

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

6. Describe Lin's mother.

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

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

9. Does Chen Ling have a following of girls at the boarding house?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How did Moi come to live in the girls' house? What is her role there? How does she show her respect and admiration for Auntie Yee?

Essay Topic 3

What conditions must the silk women work under? What finally makes them step forward and protest these conditions? What is the result?

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