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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. Who helped Sam with his saving money?

2. How did May Ying travel to meet the man who bought her?

3. How was Hing related to Yuen?

4. Why did May Ying think Sam was an important man when they first met?

5. What caused May Ying and Huangbo to be friends?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happened to Sam's first wife, and why did he re-marry so quickly?

5. Why did Hing become resentful of her mother?

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

7. What caused years of no available work for Sam?

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

9. What did Guen give money to May Ying for?

10. What did Sam plan to do for Hing when she turned 5, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What affect did gambling have on May Ying's life, and how did her family feel about this?

Essay Topic 2

What was the significance of the title of this book?

Essay Topic 3

Maturity and aging was a strong theme in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how significant was it to the plot?

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