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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. What kind of name was Hing told to choose?

2. Who helped Sam with his saving money?

3. What was May Ying sold as?

4. How did May Ying view Nan?

5. How was Hing related to Yuen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What made May Ying feel jealous when Huangbo had a son?

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

3. What led May Ying and Huang to stop bickering and become friends?

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

5. What bad habit did May Ying fall into while living in Canada with Hing?

6. What did Guen do for a living?

7. Why was May Ying not very fond of Nan when she was so pleased with Ping?

8. How did Sam try to save face with May Ying's affair?

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

10. Why did Hing write letters to Huangbo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Each of the Chong siblings had very different characteristics and personalities. What are the defining features of each of the siblings, and how did their individuality affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Courage and fear were two attributes that were seen a number of times in this book. Where did they appear, and how did the presence of these feelings change the people who were involved in those situations?

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