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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. Who does Moi see and have conversations with in the kitchen when she is alone in Chapter 16?

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

3. When one girl dies, what are the other factory workers encouraged to do?

4. How many workers gathered at the sisters' home the night before the protest?

5. How does Pei feel once she sees the village of her youth again?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is Lin's homecoming like?

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

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

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

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

Describe the silk factory and the work that is done there. What is Pei's reaction the first time she sees the silk work? How does she quickly become a valued worker?

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