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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why are the three young girls in the barracks on Angel Island wearing red lipstick? (from Chapters 6 - 10)

They are performers hired to work in America.

They are wealthy immigrants going to new homes in America.

They are young girls being married off to American men.

They are young girls being sold into prostitution.

2.

Which activity bonds Siew and Mei Ling together for life on Angel Island? (from Chapters 11 - 15)

Mei Ling teaches Siew to embroider and sew.

Mei Ling adopts Siew on Angel Island.

Mei Ling teaches Siew to pray in the Confucian way.

Mei Ling defends Siew from the authorities' harsh questions.

3.

From whom does Mei Ling's family eagerly await news at the beginning of Chapter 1? (from Chapters 1 - 5)

From Ahma, their grandmother.

From Chinn Kai Li, Jah Jeh's betrothed.

From the matchmaker.

From Mah-Ma, their mother.

4.

Why is Bo so reserved when he first meets Mei Ling? (from Chapters 1 - 5)

He is a mute child and never speaks.

He does not know her and has only just met his father.

He hates her because he senses she is replacing his true mother.

He is terrified because he cannot understand Mei Ling.

5.

Why does Mei Ling immediately sense her husband is lying about his identity when she boards the ship to America? (from Chapters 6 - 10)

Other passengers on the ship are much poorer than they are.

She and Bo are housed in horrible quarters underneath the main part of the ship.

She is separated from Kai Li and thinks that he is being suspicious about their separation.

Other passengers on the ship are much richer than they are.

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