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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leila knows that Mah wants a __________ and has suitors, including her boss of the moment.
(a) Family
(b) Husband
(c) Stable life
(d) Son

2. Born and raised in Chinatown, ___________ is sometimes proud of this heritage and sometimes not.
(a) Mason
(b) Mah
(c) Leila
(d) Leon

3. Leila waits to talk to Mah until Leon's return with stories of her ______________, hoping this will unlock her from Mah.
(a) Husband
(b) Father
(c) Sister
(d) Cousin

4. Who wants to have a fancy Chinese wake in order to commemorate the life of Ona in the neighborhood?
(a) Leon
(b) Leila
(c) Nina
(d) Mah

5. Who comes to the house, bringing comfort food and giving advice to the grieving family members?
(a) Sewing ladies
(b) Mason
(c) Ovscaldo
(d) Church ladies

Short Answer Questions

1. When the recess bell rings and Leila can have a few moments to herself, where does she go?

2. Leon demands that ____________ and Ona break up, though she continues to see him behind his back.

3. Mah finds another job at __________ when Leon goes off to sea in Australia, and she's so good she's promoted by the time he returns.

4. What does Mah say she feels when Leila and Leon sit at the foot of Mah's bed?

5. Leila and Mason are too wasted to go ______________ on Sunday, so they sleep late and head down to brunch on the coast.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the things Leila does that makes Mason feel bothered, according to this chapter?

2. What is the advice that Soon-ping, a sewing lady, gives to Mah after the death of Ona?

3. What does Leila recall about a bathroom stall where she goes after hearing the news about the suicide of Ona?

4. What does Mah say about the affair she had and whether she wants to get back together with Leon?

5. Why does Leon want to have a fancy Chinese wake for Ona after her suicide, though Nina suggests a simple cremation?

6. What do the sewing ladies do for Mah and the rest of the family after the death of Ona?

7. What are the Confucian virtues, according to the start of this chapter?

8. Why did Mah and Leon get married in the first place, according to the both of them?

9. Why does Mah believe that Lyman will make good on his promise and send for her?

10. After Mah finds a new job at Ching's, Leon goes away to a trip on the sea to Australia. What happens to Mah's job when he is away?

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