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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 color gown is the bride wearing in Chapter 10?

3. When Moi hears something hit the back door in Chapter 17, what does she think is outside?

4. How does Yu-sung describe Pei when she returns to her parents' home?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Ghost Feast?

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

3. Are the working conditions deteriorating at the factory in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Pao's physical appearance.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the theme of death in this novel and specifically the deaths of Mei-li, Sui Ying, and Lin. In what way does each girl's death reveal a truth about the society in which they lived?

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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