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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. How does Pei feel when she first enters the silk factory's open room?

2. What color uniforms do the Chinese soldiers wear at the docks in Canton?

3. What job does Kung Ma have at the sisters' house?

4. What makes Pei speechless when she enters the large hall of the sisters' house?

5. Who makes Auntie Yee proud?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Lin's mother.

5. How is Mei-li's body discovered?

6. Describe the hairdressing ceremony.

7. Why does Lin decide she must also have a hairdressing ceremony?

8. What is the relationship between Moi and Auntie Yee?

9. Why is Auntie Yee worrying about Mei-li?

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

What kind of person is Mei-li? Do you agree or disagree that she is independent, but lacks good judgment? Discuss your viewpoint and provide textual examples to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Pei and Lin's relationship. What role(s) does Lin fill in Pei's life when she first arrives at the girls' house? How does their relationship deepen as they grow older?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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