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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. In Chapter 16, what does it cost Kai Li to take the ferry daily?

2. In Chapter 15, how much times passes before the midwife tells Mei Ling to push the baby out?

3. Where does a Jack Wong live in Oakland in Chapter 18?

4. Who does Mei Ling pray for at the end of Chapter 11?

5. In Chapter 13, what does Mei Ling do when Kai Li admits that he is not a merchant?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mei Ling start making some extra money in Chapter 16?

2. What problem does Mei Ling have finding her trunk in Chapter 13?

3. Why does Kai Li bring home a box in Chapter 17?

4. In Chapter 17, what is the new apartment like?

5. In Chapter 15, how does Kai Li feel that he has a daughter?

6. Why does Kai Li leave in Chapter 15 when he discovers that Mei Ling is in labor?

7. In Chapter 20, how does Kai Li get permission for Siew to see them on Sundays?

8. In Chapter 18, how is Mei Ling feeling about her life?

9. What does Kai Li explain to Mei Ling in Chapter 14?

10. What dream does Kai Li have and why can he not fulfil it in Chapter 17?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is Mei Ling’s duty to make a harmonious marriage. What is the importance of family to Chinese families? Why is it Mei Ling’s duty to make a harmonious marriage?

Essay Topic 2

Mei Ling and Kai Li are strangers when they are married. How would you describe the relationship between Mei Ling and Kai Li when they marry and before they settle into San Francisco? How does their relationship change? How do they learn to love one another?

Essay Topic 3

Mei Ling has to marry and leave her family. What type of relationship does Mei Ling have with her family? Where will she go after her marriage? Why is it difficult for her to leave her family?

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