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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. What does June bring Mei Ling after Jui Lan's death in Chapter 10?

2. When was Mei Ling born?

3. In Chapter 4, what color do Mei Ling, Chinn Kai Li, and Bo wear to have photographs taken?

4. About how old are the prostitutes in Chapter 9?

5. In Chapter 2, who is the last family member to give Mei Ling a hug before she leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. How had Mei Ling's mother raised her daughters differently than many other mothers?

2. Why does Kai Li get off the ship before Mei Ling and Bo do?

3. What does the matchmaker tell Mei Ling about the wedding in Chapter 3?

4. Why does Mei Ling have to give a doctor a bribe in Chapter 10?

5. How does Kai Li look when Mei Ling sees him in Chapter 8?

6. In Chapter 7, who are the women that June points out who board the ship in Nagasaki?

7. Who does Mei Ling meet in Chapter 6, and what advice does she give her?

8. What does Mei Ling learn about Bo and Wong Lew She in Chapter 5?

9. Where did Mei Ling's family used to live and why did they have to leave?

10. What does the matchmaker say when Fuchan tells her that Jah Jeh is sick?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mei Ling’s family used to live in Guangzhou. Why did Mei Ling’s family move to their ancestral village? What role did war and politics play in the move?

Essay Topic 2

Mei Ling has to take a new name when she is married. Why does Mei Ling have to become Wong Lew She? What is Wong Lew She’s zodiac sign? What is Mei Ling’s? How does Mei Ling have to pretend to be someone and something she is not? How does Mei Ling have to give up her identity and how does that affect her?

Essay Topic 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

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