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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 is Mui?

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

3. When Pei and Lin are traveling to the countryside, why does Pei decide not to ride in the sedan chair Lin has hired?

4. How does Lin die?

5. What is Wing Lee's?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Lin's homecoming like?

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

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

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

9. Is Yu-sung happy to see Pei?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of forgiveness as it relates to Pei and her parents. What must she forgive them for? Is she able to do it when she sees them again? How so?

Essay Topic 2

What is different about Sui Ying's circumstances that makes her hesitant about getting involved in the strike? What has she told Pei about her husband and dreams of the future? How is her death a commentary about being true to your inner desires when making a choice?

Essay Topic 3

How does Pao come to the decision to send his daughter Pei to the silk factory? What does the fortune-teller say that convinces him to make this decision? How does he feel later about this decision?

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