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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 Auntie Yee get in the habit of doing in Chapter 5?

2. What does Pei say about her reflection after she has had her bangs cut?

3. What did many people disapprove of about the way Lin's father dressed?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Auntie Yee become a worker for the silk factory?

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

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

6. Who is Sui Ying?

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

8. Describe the hairdressing ceremony.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the importance of the setting of the sisters' house on Pei's life. How does she feel different when she moves into this house? What does she like about it? How does it give her the comfort and security she is seeking?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Pei and Ji Shen's decision to move to Hong Kong. What is Ji-Shen worried about? What do they hope to find in Hong Kong? When they see Hong Kong, why does Pei feel Lin's presence beside her?

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