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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. Why did Sam start sending more money to China when he returned to Canada?

2. What did May Ying do when Sam discovered her affair?

3. Who helped May Ying treat her aches?

4. How did Hing console herself for her broken home?

5. How old was May Ying at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did May Ying like about the children in Nanaimo?

2. Why did May Ying tell Sam to return to China?

3. Where did Sam find May Ying when she failed to come home one night?

4. How did Hing feel about Guen, and why?

5. Why did Hing stop seeing her father when he moved back to China?

6. What did families in Canada all have that May Ying liked?

7. What made May Ying so popular with the people in Canada?

8. What did Hing imagine for herself when she was sad about her home life?

9. Why did Sam and May Ying live in Canada instead of America?

10. What did Guen do for a living?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Sam move from China to Canada? Would you have done the same? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How did Denise feel about the Cultural Revolution in China when it was over, and what led to this changed ideal?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the ways Hing and John showed their love to each other, and how did these displays affect Denise's ideas about life?

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