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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Denise say she wasn't really Chinese?
(a) Her father was American.
(b) She didn't know the language.
(c) She was born in Canada.
(d) Her sisters were dead.

2. Why did Doreen drop out of school?
(a) She missed Hing.
(b) She failed a class.
(c) She got pregnant.
(d) She joined the Army.

3. How did Ping take Yuen to work during the war?
(a) She gave him books and a small chair.
(b) She strapped him to his back.
(c) She tied him to a leash.
(d) She kept him in a dark room.

4. Why were May Ying's visits with her grand kids cut short?
(a) She was sick.
(b) She was drinking.
(c) She was depressed.
(d) She was busy.

5. What was May Ying arrested for?
(a) Selling drugs.
(b) Illegal gambling.
(c) Immigration.
(d) Prostitution.

6. Why did Huangbo end the schooling for Ping?
(a) The teachers were fired.
(b) She got too old.
(c) Money from Canada stopped coming.
(d) Sam told her to.

7. What did Sam encourage Yuen to do when he was seven?
(a) Care for his mother.
(b) Plant a garden.
(c) Find husbands for his sister.
(d) Get an education.

8. How did Yuen hope to get his daughter out of China?
(a) Getting her married to a man outside of China.
(b) Paying a ransom.
(c) Forging a birth certificate.
(d) Hiding her in a shipping crate.

9. What kept Hing motivated at her vocational school?
(a) Her goals for the future.
(b) Her encouragement from her father.
(c) Her desire to please her mother.
(d) Her friendship with Doreen.

10. Why did Huangbo's letters change after the war?
(a) She was heavily taxed.
(b) She didn't want to get in trouble.
(c) She was too busy.
(d) She wanted Sam to come home.

11. What was demanded of Hing in the lawsuit against her?
(a) Jobs.
(b) Documents.
(c) Property.
(d) Money.

12. How did Hing curtail May Ying's bad habit when she moved in?
(a) She gave her a budget.
(b) She made her watch the kids.
(c) She stayed with her all the time.
(d) She gave her a small bedroom.

13. Where did Hing meet with Ping?
(a) Huangbo's grave.
(b) An airport.
(c) The Hong Kong Market place.
(d) Chang Bar Gin.

14. How many sisters did Hing have?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

15. Where did Ping work during the war?
(a) The airport.
(b) The docks.
(c) The fields.
(d) The tea houses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Ping's husband from?

2. What caused Gok Leng to get his life together?

3. Why did Hing not want to go to China?

4. What did John say was the key to helping Hing through her sadness?

5. How did most Chinese people view Yuen's deformity?

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