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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 were May Ying's visits with her grand kids cut short?

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

3. What did Sam think his letter from China was?

4. How did Ping know so much about May Ying?

5. Where did Hing meet with Ping?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Yuen say was the most important thing to him in his life?

2. What did Sam want Ping to do when she left her husband, and why did she not do it?

3. What did Sam sell of his daughter's, and what did this mean for them?

4. Why did Denise want her mother to travel through China with her?

5. How did Denise find Hing's family?

6. How did Hing try to stop May Ying from drinking when she lived in her house?

7. What was the gift Ping gave to Hing, and what did it signify?

8. What did Sam do for Hing whenever he made a trip to Chinatown?

9. How did Hing learn about her mother's death?

10. What did the Communists force Yuen to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Death and mortality were two integral themes of this plot. What are some of the key examples of this theme, and how did the presence of this theme affect the main characters?

Essay Topic 2

Security and safety were two themes covered throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the people in these scenes?

Essay Topic 3

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

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