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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. Besides shorter work hours, what changes did Chung agree to for the factory workers after their strike?

2. What is Wing Lee's?

3. When Pao sees Pei walking toward the pond when she returns home, how does he describe his daughter's appearance?

4. Where does Yu-sung go after Pei and Lin have left her house?

5. What is the weather when Ji Shen appears at the girls' house one evening?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ji Shen react when Pei asks her if she wants to go to Hong Kong?

2. What does Pei dream about her mother after she has died?

3. What is Lin's homecoming like?

4. What is Yu-sung's physical state?

5. What does Pei see Wong Tai doing in the garden the morning after the wedding banquet?

6. How does Pei feel when she sees her village again?

7. How do the girls finally discover that Auntie Yee is sick?

8. Is Yu-sung happy to see Pei?

9. What is the Ghost Feast?

10. How does Chen Ling inspire the workers to strike?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Pei's resilience as she becomes accustomed to living in the girls' house. What is her reaction when she learns she has been abandoned? How does she cope with her new life?

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 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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