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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 Chung throw down in anger after talking to the women in the factory in Chapter 17?

2. What was in the letter that Pei received from her village?

3. What city are Pei and Lin planning to move to?

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

5. Who does Pei talk about finding after she returns to the silk factory?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Pao's physical appearance.

2. Why does Wong Tai seat Pei at a table with foreigners during Ho Chee's wedding banquet?

3. What is Pao's reaction when Pei returns home?

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

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

6. What is the state of affairs at the factory after New Year's?

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

8. What condition is Ji Shen in when she arrives at the girls' house?

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

10. What does Pei learn about her sister Li that makes her angry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship plays an important role in this novel. Describe two sets of friends and their influence on each other. Provide textual examples to support your ideas.

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

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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