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

2. What does Lin suggest that she and Pei do at the start of the New Year's?

3. What factory girl is killed during the strike?

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

5. What does Chung insist the factory workers do to make up for lost revenue in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Lin's homecoming like?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Moi come to live in the girls' house? What is her role there? How does she show her respect and admiration for Auntie Yee?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the hairdressing ceremony and its meaning to the silk sisterhood. Why does Lin tell Pei she is not ready to make the decision to participate in this ceremony? When does Pei know for certain that it is the right path for her?

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