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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 at the beginning of the book?
(a) 18.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

2. What was May Ying sold as?
(a) A laborer.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A maid.
(d) A concubine.

3. Who did Sam send money to?
(a) His wife.
(b) His brother.
(c) His nephews.
(d) All of these.

4. Why did the women working with May Ying tend to wear heavy make up?
(a) To look older than they were.
(b) All of these.
(c) To hide their bruises from their husband.
(d) To make men notice them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the owner of the Peking House refuse to do for Sam?

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

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

4. Where did Sam take May Ying to dinner when they first met?

5. Why did May Ying refuse to do what concubines were expected to do?

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