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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. Who does Mei Ling pray for at the end of Chapter 11?
2. In Chapter 14, when does Mei Ling receive a letter from her family?
3. In Chapter 17, on what floor is Mei Ling and Kai Li's new apartment?
4. What color is the house painted that Jack Wong lives in?
5. How much did Kai Li have to pay to show that he was owner of the Western Produce Company in Oakland?
Short Essay Questions
1. What dream does Kai Li have and why can he not fulfil it in Chapter 17?
2. Why does Kai Li leave in Chapter 15 when he discovers that Mei Ling is in labor?
3. In Chapter 16, how does Mei Ling manage after Joy is born?
4. In Chapter 12, what does Mei Ling dream her home in San Francisco will be like?
5. What does Mei Ling say when the inspector says Kai Li answered a question differently than Mei Ling?
6. In Chapter 12, what does Mei Ling tell Siew before she leaves?
7. In Chapter 18, how is Mei Ling feeling about her life?
8. What gives Mei Ling hope that she will not be sent back to China in Chapter 11?
9. What does Siew ask when Mei Ling is praying with her Quan Yin?
10. In Chapter 15, how does Kai Li feel that he has a daughter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Mei Ling has three children. In what different ways does Mei Ling become a mother to her three children? Do the varying circumstances that made her a mother to her children affect how she feels about them? What does the author reveal about motherhood through Mei Ling?
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