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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 Lin suggest that she and Pei do at the start of the New Year's?

2. Who accompanies Pei home after Ho Chee's wedding banquet?

3. Who does Pei see from the window of Lin's bedroom in Canton as she looks out into the garden?

4. How long has Pei's sister, Li, been married?

5. How long is the list of demands that comes from the secret meeting?

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 Pei's reaction to Lin's family home?

4. Does Sui Ying seem to be uneasy about protesting?

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

6. What is Chung's reaction when the factory girls go on strike?

7. Is Yu-sung happy to see Pei?

8. Describe Pao's physical appearance.

9. Why is Moi keeping everyone away from Auntie Yee's bedroom?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How are rituals used in this novel as part of ceremonies? Do they help you understand the Chinese culture of this time period? How so?

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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