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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 through 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was May Ying when she was sold for the first time?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

2. How was Hing related to Yuen?
(a) He was her uncle.
(b) He was her half-brother.
(c) They were cousins.
(d) She was his aunt.

3. What was the name of Hing's sister?
(a) Zing.
(b) Ting.
(c) Ying.
(d) Ping.

4. Why did Sam's business fail?
(a) The food was not as good.
(b) People refused to play while Sam was around.
(c) Other houses opened up for less.
(d) May Ying was not as beautiful.

5. What were concubines traditionally expected to do in the household?
(a) The house work.
(b) The cleaning.
(c) The cooking.
(d) The gardening.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who traveled with May Ying when she was sold to a man?

2. Who told May Ying her third child would be a boy?

3. How was Hing's house in the past?

4. Why did the women working with May Ying tend to wear heavy make up?

5. What did Sam name May Ying's third child?

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