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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. How does Lin die?

2. Who is Lau Chen?

3. What does Lin write to her brother Ho Yung about in Chapter 18?

4. Where is Pei seated at Lin's brother's wedding banquet?

5. What is nien kao?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Pao's physical appearance.

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

3. What does Lin do when the fire starts in the factory?

4. What is Pei's reaction to Lin's family home?

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

6. Is Yu-sung happy to see Pei?

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

8. What is Lin's homecoming like?

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

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

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

Discuss how Lin's brother, Ho Yung, plays an important role in Pei's life. What influence does he have on her and Ji Shen's safety? How is he instrumental in providing them with the opportunity to begin a new life in Hong Kong?

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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