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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened in China when the war broke out?
(a) Men left their homes.
(b) Travel was stopped.
(c) There were shortages.
(d) The government shut down.

2. What did Hing want to be when she grew up?
(a) A mother.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A painter.

3. How long did May Ying and Hing go without communicating with each other?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 4 years.

4. How did Ping recognize Hing when they met?
(a) She had seen pictures.
(b) She saw her coat.
(c) She looked in her eyes.
(d) She heard her voice.

5. Why was May Ying evicted from her apartment?
(a) She was late with the rent.
(b) She was unemployed.
(c) She had gentleman callers.
(d) She had a bad cough.

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

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

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

9. Where did hing meet Doreen?
(a) The market.
(b) A tea house.
(c) School.
(d) The library.

10. What pleased Sam about Hing?
(a) Her beauty.
(b) Her hatred of her mother.
(c) Her obedience.
(d) Her good grades.

11. Who wanted to buy Hing a coat when her mother was in Winnipeg?
(a) Her boyfriend.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her baorder.

12. Where was John transferred to for work?
(a) Prince John.
(b) Vancouver.
(c) Winnipeg.
(d) Calcutta.

13. Who filed a lawsuit against Hing?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her parents.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her landlord.

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

15. What was Hing put in charge of when her mother returned from Winnipeg?
(a) Cooking and cleaning.
(b) Gok Lek.
(c) Feeding the animals.
(d) Paying the rent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Hing's 5th child?

2. Where did Hing live after John's death?

3. What did Ping ride as she left her home after her marriage?

4. What did Guen teach Hing to wash?

5. How many sisters did Hing have?

(see the answer keys)

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